Answers to frequently asked questions about mail-in voting in North Carolina, which gets underway Sept. 4, the earliest in the nation.

North Carolinians without access to high-speed internet at home tend to face worse health, employment and educational outcomes than those with access. This “digital divide” was exacerbated after the ...

Thanks to a sufficient number of objections, several proposed NC elections rules need further review and likely won't affect ...

The North Carolina General Assembly meets in the State Legislative Building in Raleigh, seen here in February 2018. File / Frank Taylor / Carolina Public Press While North Carolina lawmakers can meet ...

The sign notating Princeville is the oldest town in America chartered by Blacks is the gateway from Tarboro to Princeville, crossing southbound on the Tar River bridge. Calvin Adkins / Carolina Public ...

The US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., hosts both chambers of Congress. Provided / US Capitol Visitor Center North Carolina’s recently redrawn 2025 congressional district map appears likely to ...

Republican Laurie Buckhout files to run in the First Congressional District on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, in the Governor James B. Hunt Jr. Administration Building at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh.

The US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., hosts both chambers of Congress. Provided / US Capitol Visitor Center With less than a month until absentee voting begins, there’s been a shake-up in one ...

The Legislative Building in Raleigh, seen in January 2025. Sarah Michels / Carolina Public Press As North Carolina’s primary electric public utility, the shadow of Duke Energy looms large over the ...

When Anderson Clayton took control of the North Carolina Democratic Party at 25 years old, she knew she needed to make some changes. The previous election cycle, Democrats had left a quarter of the ...

Durham County Board of Elections staff process absentee ballots in October 2020 at the agency's warehouse. Each blue bin holds ballots from a different precinct. The workers are removing ballots from ...

Move to end Flock contract fails to placate Asheville residents who object to city's continued investment in other ...