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Seven North Carolina counties have lost elections directors since January. More than 50 have left in the last five years. The state is worried about loss of knowledge.
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The North Carolina Republican Party will meet in Selma Tuesday night to elect a new chairman.
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Join Jeff Tiberii and "Due South" as NPR member stations in Asheville, Chapel Hill, Charlotte, Wilmington, and Winston-Salem are collaborating on an hour-long special to contextualize the North Carolina primary and Super Tuesday.
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A new study finds that the gap between white and nonwhite voters is growing fastest in places that were stripped of federal civil rights-era voting protections by a 2013 Supreme Court ruling.
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North Carolina Republican Senate leader Phil Berger was asked last week about the Alabama Supreme Court decision that an embryo created through in vitro fertilization is a person. The ruling prompted some IVF clinics to close. Berger said the state’s ban on most abortions after 12 weeks is “spot on” for North Carolina. It’s less restrictive than most other Republican-led states.
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With no contested Democratic primary for president, turnout in early voting has lagged compared to 2020.
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A super PAC supported by the top Republicans in Congress is getting involved in a North Carolina primary fight.
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Democrats are targeting seats with first-term GOP incumbents in states where access to abortion rights could resonate with swing voters. N.C. GOP Rep. Richard Hudson is running the party's campaign operation this year. Hudson's spokesman told NPR that Republicans will focus on what he called clear and pathetic and mainstream positions on abortion.
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A voting bloc that hasn't gotten as much national attention, Native voters are an influential constituency in several swing states, including North Carolina, making them a group to watch in 2024.
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Deberry, who was first elected in 2018, said she is the most qualified candidate in the race. Jackson announced he was running for attorney general after Republican lawmakers redrew his congressional district to favor a Republican.