Voting

Top Republicans in the state Senate have filed major changes to the state’s election laws.

People gathered at Johnson C. Smith University Tuesday to discuss ways to get college students and young adults more involved in local elections.

Lawyers representing competing sides in a legal debate over when felony offenders in North Carolina should be able to vote again are asking appeals courts to step in.

North Carolina judges have struck down a state law that prohibits people convicted of felonies from registering to vote while they are still serving probation, parole or other supervision.

North Carolina Republican legislative leaders have replaced a state government attorney with a private lawyer to defend them as they challenge an upcoming order on when felony offenders can get their voting rights restored.

While several states, including Texas and Georgia, have passed new restrictive voting laws, others, like Nevada and Vermont, have increased voters' ballot access.

For Democrats looking for the president to lead amid a wave of bills intended to restrict voting access, his speech this week was a long time coming. But for some, it also fell short of expectations.

A GOP-backed elections bill would eliminate a three-day grace period for counting properly postmarked mail-in ballots.

North Carolina civil rights groups are criticizing election bills written by Republicans and expected on the Senate floor this week.

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott says on Twitter that he will veto funding for the state Legislature after Democratic lawmakers walked out, blocking passage of new voting restrictions.