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Clarification of Rules for Remote Meetings Under State Level State of Emergency: No More Waiting 24 Hours After Public Hearings!

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Time for Cities, Counties, and School Boards to Redistrict, But No Numbers!

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A Pause in the Legislative Session

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Our Messy Congressional Election and How We Got Here

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Temporary Signs in the Right-of-Way

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The Status of North Carolina Redistricting Near the End of the Decade

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It’s Campaign Season: What Are the Rules About What City and County Officials May Say and Do?

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North Carolina and the Specter of Partisan Gerrymandering

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Post-Election Questions? Blog Posts Have Answers

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What if No Candidates File? An Election without Candidates?

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The Candidate’s Pledge under North Carolina Law

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Municipal Elections–Odd Year and Odd Man Out

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Retention Elections for the State Supreme Court?

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Three-judge Panels

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You’ve Won Your Election – Time for Ethics Training!

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That Court of Appeals Ballot

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Election Day Voting vs. Early Voting in North Carolina

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Quorum and Members Who Don’t Vote: The Court of Appeals Weighs In

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Running for Office: The Hatch Act is Nearly Dead

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Do Election Laws Affect Voter Turnout?

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Who We Vote For in North Carolina

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Who Doesn’t Have a Voter ID?

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A Possible Unexpected Result of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision

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College Student Voting in Light of 2013 Elections Legislation

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2013–A Year of Election Law Changes

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Voting Rights Act Preclearance is Dead: Practical Considerations

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The Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Decision

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Understanding the Voting Rights Act

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How to Fill a Vacancy on an Elected Board

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North Carolina’s Voter Identification Requirements

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North Carolina’s Four (Yes, Four) Political Parties

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Limited Room for Referendums in North Carolina

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Did the Legislature Redistrict in the Wrong Year? A Footnote

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North Carolina’s Presidential Primary

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Did the Legislature Redistrict in the Wrong Year?

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North Carolina in the Electoral College

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The Screwy City Election Schedule

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Signs of the Times: The Regulation of Political Signs

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Cleaning Up the Voter Rolls

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County Commissioners’ Control Over Local Board of Elections’ Employees

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Candidates and Conflicts of Interest – What Happens If You Win?

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Provisional Voting in North Carolina

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Redistricting by the General Assembly: Five Legal Considerations

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Spending Local Government Tax Money to Influence State Legislation

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Normal Pattern: Census, Redistricting, Lawsuits

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Residency Changes by Elected Officials

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Instant Runoff Voting

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De Facto Officers Versus Intruders

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Early Voting in North Carolina

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The Power to Impose Term Limits?

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Campaign Signs and Local Land-Use Ordinances

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Holding Over After Your Term Ends (revisited)

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Holding Over After Your Term Ends

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Drawing Electoral Districts to Help Minority Voters and Their Favored Candidates