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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...
Valerie Foushee Earns Dem. Nomination for U.S. House District 04
North Carolina Sen. Valerie Foushee won the Democratic nomination for U.S. House District 04 Tuesday night after earning a significant lead early in the primary's results. Foushee, who served in District 23 of the state Senate for eight years, earned more than half of...
Nieman Elected as Next Orange, Chatham County District Attorney
Jeff Nieman is set to succeed Jim Woodall as the district attorney in Orange and Chatham counties. Nieman, who is a Chapel Hill native and is currently an assistant district attorney in Woodall's office, earned 60 percent of the vote with 100 percent of precincts...
Renée Price Earns Nomination to NC House District 50 in Orange, Caswell Counties
Current Orange County Commissioner Renée Price is the Democratic nomination to represent Orange and Caswell Counties in the North Carolina House of Representatives. "It is a wonderful day," Price told Chapelboro after gaining the Democratic nomination. Price said a...
Eliazar Posada Takes Win in Special Carrboro Town Council Election
Carrboro voters have selected their newest town council member: Eliazar Posada. The nonprofit consultant and former CEO of El Centro Hispano earned 74 percent of the vote in a special election for a vacant seat on the council with 100 percent of precincts reporting....
Graig Meyer Projected to Win Dem. Nomination for Senate District 23
State Rep. Graig Meyer is set to take the Democratic nomination in North Carolina Senate District 23, with early projections forecasting a commanding lead. The District 50 representative, who has served Caswell County and northern Orange County in the state house for...
