Elections & Campaigns Archives

  1. Feb
    05

    SB 10 – Will Begin to Change NC Elections

    Posted in Elections & Campaigns By Susan Myrick | Tagged , , , ,

    Senate Bill 10 – Government Reorganization and Efficiency Act It looks like there could be changes in the membership of the State Board of Elections (SBOE) sooner than expected.  According to NCGS 163-19 the Governor will appoint five Board Members to the SBOE on May 1.  But, if SB 10 passes and becomes effective before [...]

  2. 13
    Feb
    01

    Rep. Speciale Turns the Tables on William Barber

    Posted in Elections & Campaigns, Miscellaneous By Susan Myrick | Tagged , ,

                  We are all familiar with William Barber’s frequent attacks on anyone who supports voter ID. WRAL reported on Freshman Representative Michael Speciale’s, R-3, letter responding to one of Barber’s hate filled emails to legislators. I really have nothing to add to Speciale’s letter (see below) because he says it all.   [...]

  3. 2
    Jan
    10

    Bureaucrats’ Claims on Voter ID Require Skeptical Look

    Posted in Elections & Campaigns By Jim Tynen | Tagged ,

    My colleague Susan Myrick has outlined the flaws in the State Board of Elections (SBOE) analysis claiming that almost 10 percent of voters may not have a state issued driver’s license or state-issued ID card. The N&O reported that the new analysis compared Division of Motor Vehicles records to state voter lists and 612,955 voters’ names, [...]

  4. 6
    Jan
    08

    Voter Photo ID in North Carolina

    Posted in Elections & Campaigns By Susan Myrick | Tagged

    The N&O has reported that the State Board of Elections (SBOE) has released new analysis showing that almost 10 percent of voters may not have a state issued driver’s license or state issued ID card. The N&O reports that the new analysis compared Division of Motor Vehicles records to state voter lists and 612,955 voters names, etc [...]

  5. 1
    Dec
    21

    Racist Wake Co. School Board Seeks to Disenfranchise Children

    Posted in Elections & Campaigns By Brian Balfour | Tagged , , ,

    Parents across Wake County are receiving a pamphlet describing the 2013-14 Student Assignment Plan. Included in the description is a list of “required documents” for those families wishing to enroll a child in a Wake Co. school. The list of required documents is also available online, and it includes: Required documents Completed enrollment forms A [...]