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Budd Embraces Trump, Abortion Opposition in NC Senate Race
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON and STEVE PEOPLES In competitive races across the U.S., Republican candidates are distancing themselves from their party’s most controversial policies and people — namely, abortion and former President Donald Trump — as Election Day...
NC Senate Hopefuls Budd, Beasley Agree to Debate Next Month
Written by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS North Carolina’s two major-party U.S. Senate candidates have agreed to participate in a televised debate next month. Spokespeople for the campaigns of Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd said on Wednesday they would...
Beasley Touts Sheriff Support, Opposes ‘Defund the Police’
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley pitched herself Monday as a bridge between law enforcement and the Democratic party, appealing to moderate voters in one of the nation’s most competitive races for a seat in the narrowly...
Democrats: Abortion Rulings May Be ‘A Blessing in Disguise’
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Democratic candidates have decried North Carolina’s newly reinstated abortion restrictions after a federal judge allowed a state law banning nearly all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy to go into effect. But some North Carolina...
N. Carolina Commission Rejects Restrictions on Poll Watchers
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM North Carolina’s Rules Review Commission has rejected two temporary rule changes recommended last week by the state Board of Elections that would have tightened restrictions for partisan poll watchers in the November elections. The...
North Carolina Tightens Rules for Partisan Poll Watchers
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM After receiving more than a dozen reports of conduct violations by party-appointed poll watchers during the May primaries in North Carolina, the state elections board tightened regulations for precinct observers Tuesday to prevent partisan...
Judge: Green Party Candidate Belongs on N. Carolina Ballot
Written by HANNAH SCHOENBAUM The North Carolina Green Party’s U.S. Senate candidate must be placed on the November ballot, a federal judge ruled Friday, despite Democrats’ repeated attempts to block the progressive party from spoiling one of their best shots at...
Chapel Hill Library Joins 2022 Early Voting Locations in Orange County
Election Day is just more than three months away and the Orange County Board of Elections recently approved the local early voting sites for the midterm cycle. The five-member board unanimously voted to add the Chapel Hill Public Library as its sixth early voting...
Election Night Parties in Carrboro Lead to Celebration for Candidates
https://chapelboroaudio.s3.amazonaws.com/2022/RTDNAC%20Links/Election%20Party%20Hoppin_WRAP.mp3 After the polls closed on election night, five different candidates held election parties within a three block area in downtown Carrboro. I was attempting to collect...
Beasley, Budd Win as NC Voters Pare Down Primary Candidates
Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON U.S. Rep. Ted Budd and former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley won their respective Senate primaries on Tuesday, setting up a fall election matchup that should again test former President Donald Trump’s influence in North...
Buansi Wins District 56; Will Represent Chapel Hill, Carrboro in NC House
The closest local election in Orange County on Tuesday was the race for North Carolina District 56, with Allen Buansi being elected by a margin of 435 votes. Buansi held 7,653 total votes after 100 percent of the precincts reported, edging out Jonah Garson who earned...
Richmond, Purcell, Atherton and Smylie Elected to Orange County School Board
In a tight race across a wide field of candidates, the Orange County Schools Board of Education added two newcomers to its ranks on Tuesday: André Richmond and Anne Purcell. Richmond, a school resource officer, earned the most votes of the race: 8,648 total votes and...
