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Voting law trial underway in Winston-Salem

By Nicole Caporaso | July 22

A case that will determine the legality of the highly contested 2013 voter ID law continues to be heard in federal court in Winston-Salem.

Law creates alternatives to photo ID for voting

By Nicole Caporaso | July 2

As lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s 2013 voter-ID requirement continue, a recent North Carolina law will provide an alternative for voters without ...

Voting rights groups will file suit against State if voter registration issues are not fixed

By Liz Bell | May 27

Several voting activist organizations put North Carolina on notice earlier this month for violating the National Voter Registration Act.

Early voting in NC midterm election tops 1.1 million

By Benji Schwartz and Hannah Webster | November 4

Early voting turnout in North Carolina in 2014 increased substantially from the last midterm election — despite a shorter number of early voting days. ...

NC Board of Elections finds 1,425 non-citizen voters

By Benji Schwartz | October 28

The N.C. Board of Elections has flagged 1,425 registered voters in North Carolina who likely lack citizenship status.

Junior psychology and political science major Caitlin Fischer, from Greensboro, NC., voted early at the NC Hillel on Monday afternoon. "Everyone needs to go out and vote, so I've been trying to tell people about it," says Fischer. Early voting began on Friday.

A shortened early voting period hasn’t slowed voters

By Erin Kolstad | October 28

The early voting period for Orange County began Thursday — and so far, recent changes to North Carolina voting laws and a change in the polling ...

Voting on campus to return to ASU

By Tat'yana Berdan | October 15

A recent decision by the Watauga County Board of Elections to move an early voting site located on Appalachian State University’s campus was overturned ...

Asian-American population growth could affect NC elections

By Caroline Lamb | October 12

North Carolina’s population of Asian-Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders have grown at the fastest rate of any other state in the South ...

Voting law changes to impact fall election

By Michael Liguori | October 10

Today is the last day to register to vote in North Carolina in the November election, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the state law ...

ASG talks youth voting, voter mobilization

By Elizabeth Matulis | October 6

As the first day of early voting draws closer, the UNC-system Association of Student Governments focused on strategies for student voter engagement at ...

Court blocks parts of NC voting law

By Sarah Brown | October 2

An all-campus email Wednesday said the deadline to register to vote in the midterm election was Oct. 10 — but it turns out students might be ...

NC investigating voter form fraud

By Nick Niedzwiadek | September 26

As a federal appeals court heard arguments Thursday on whether North Carolina’s voting law will impact the midterm elections, the state’s Board of ...

Hearing set in voting law case

By Hannah Webster | September 16

North Carolina’s contentious voting law will be back in court next Thursday for a hearing that could determine whether it will impact the midterm elections. ...

Early voting appeal denied at App State

By Lindsey Brunson | September 1

A final push to save Appalachian State University’s on-campus early voting site was denied at the end of August — ensuring students will have ...

NC NAACP targets 2013 NC voting law

By Sarah Brown | August 25

A shorter early voting period and the elimination of same-day voter registration are two parts of North Carolina’s year-old voting law slated to impact ...

Orange County voters discuss extending early voting to Sunday

By Jonathan Moyer | July 21

The lack of a microphone was only the first time someone complained about not being heard at the Orange County Board of Elections meeting on Tuesday.

Advocates challenge voting restrictions in NC

By Lindsey Brunson | June 9

Voter turnout has increased since the last non-presidential election, but state advocacy groups want November’s general election to be exempt from voting ...

Voter guides not sent to UNC residence halls

By Taylor Carrere | April 14

Students who live in dorms will have to take an extra step to find out the information needed to cast an absentee ballot for the May 6 primary election. ...

Kathryn Walker a junior Poli Sci andPR major with a history minor talks to Liz Kazal from Environment NC .Student government is partnering with different group on campus so student have and opportunity to vote in the primary for NC. "We think that its really important theta students who want to vote have the opportunity to do so." --Wilson Parker

Friday is registration deadline for the May primary

By Kate Grise | April 8

Mark another deadline on your calendars — voter registration ends on Friday.

Commission asks for shorter voting times

By Paul Best | January 29

Voters across the country should not have to wait more than 30 minutes to cast their ballot, a bipartisan commission appointed by President Barack Obama ...