Category Archives: ELECTIONS

Ghost Voters: NC Makes The Top Ten List

Posted on August 14, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Ghost Voters:  North Carolina has 22 counties in which there are more registered voters than there are eligible voters living in them. Continue reading →

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NC Election Protest Ability in Jeopardy Despite New Report on 2016 Duplicate Votes

Posted on August 2, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Election protest ability of North Carolina citizens is in jeopardy despite a recent report claiming nearly 8,500 duplicate votes in the 2016 election.

A report by the Government Accountability Institute (GAI) indicates that at least 8,471 votes cast in 2016 were “highly likely” duplicates. Continue reading →

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Eric Holder Came to Town – Dems Ready to do Obama’s Bidding

Posted on July 17, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Eric Holder came to Raleigh this weekend to pump-up Democrats and join Roy Cooper to raise money for the 2018-2020 elections at the annual Unity Dinner.

Unity? Nope, more like divide and conquer. Continue reading →

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NC Redistricting Cmte Chosen, NDRC Poised To Attack

Posted on July 11, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

At the end of June, the North Carolina General Assembly announced the names of legislators to be involved in the redistricting process for the state. Continue reading →

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SCOTUS Strikes Down 2017 Special Election Ruling

Posted on June 5, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

Today, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down a ruling by a lower court that ordered North Carolina to hold a special election in 2017. Continue reading →

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SCOTUS Upholds Decision on NC Congressional Districts

Posted on May 22, 2017 by A.P. Dillon

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld a lower court ruling on two long-contested congressional districts as being gerrymandered. Continue reading →

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