Long-running NC lawsuit over racism and political power to be heard Thursday
A political court case that has stirred controversy for years in North Carolina is back on the docket Thursday, with new arguments in Wake County Superior Court that could have far-reaching implications in state government. The case, filed in 2018 by the NAACP, argues that for years the state legislature...
More than 4K cast early ballots on first day; 90 ECSU students 'March to the Polls'
More than 4,000 voters across the five-county area cast in-person ballots Thursday on the first day of early voting for the Nov. 5 general election. Combined with absentee mail-in ballots already returned, the vote count for the election in Pasquotank, Currituck, Chowan, Perquimans and Camden has surpassed 4,500. Statewide, counting both early votes and mail-in ballots, more than 428,299 votes had been cast in the election in North Carolina as...
More than 2 million have already voted in North Carolina in tight race between Trump, Harris
Dueling rallies in central North Carolina on Wednesday show how vital North Carolina is in the road to the White House.Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Raleigh, while Former President Donald Trump will be in Rocky Mount. Both candidates are stumping as millions of North Carolinians continue to go to the polls to participate in early voting.The latest data from the North Carolina Board of Elections shows more than 36 percent of registered voters have cast their ballot -- approximately 2,821,000."You don't vote, why should you complain," said Cary resident Curtis Westbrook.Voters continued to wait more than an hour...