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The percentage of Black voters casting ballots in North Carolina has fallen in recent years, as it has across the country. Getting Black voters to turn out is critical for any Democrat to win a statewide race here. Local and national groups are trying to convince them to vote. Ahead of today’s Super Tuesday primary, we asked locals along West Boulevard about whether those efforts are resonating there.
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Advocates for disabled and older voters in North Carolina are monitoring new election laws to ensure everyone is able to cast their ballots.
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Top Republicans in the state Senate have filed major changes to the state’s election laws.
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People gathered at Johnson C. Smith University Tuesday to discuss ways to get college students and young adults more involved in local elections.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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While several states, including Texas and Georgia, have passed new restrictive voting laws, others, like Nevada and Vermont, have increased voters' ballot access.
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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.
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A GOP-backed elections bill would eliminate a three-day grace period for counting properly postmarked mail-in ballots.