Election Overhaul Bill Advances in NC House Committee Amid Debate over Voter Challenges, Audits

Election overhaul bill advances in North Carolina House committee

A sweeping elections bill that would make major changes to how votes are counted, reviewed, and challenged in North Carolina advanced through the House Elections Law Committee Tuesday.

Election law bill pulled from committee agenda, drawing cheers and questions over its future

A House committee's unexpected decision to pull House Bill 958 from its Monday afternoon agenda prompted audible gasps, cheers, and renewed debate about the sweeping elections bill.

Election overhaul bill advances in NC House committee amid debate over voter challenges, audits

A sweeping elections bill that would make major changes to how votes are counted, reviewed, and challenged in North Carolina advanced through the House Elections Law Committee Tuesday.

NC Republicans advance sweeping elections bill with new auditor powers. What to know

North Carolina House Republicans on Tuesday advanced a sweeping elections and voting bill as protesters descended on the legislature, accusing lawmakers of suppressing the vote. The 36-page bill includes a grab bag of conservative policies, including banning election officials from…

NC House starts moving sweeping elections bill, plans to pass it this week despite opposition

The 37-page bill contains a slew of provisions including allowing any voter to challenge any other ballot and banning overseas voters who haven't ever lived in NC from voting in state elections.

Performance audits and other additions reinforce elections bill

House Bill 958, Election Law Changes, appeared to be moving quickly through the General Assembly last year. It featured a host of election reforms, as seen in John Locke Foundation reviews of the original bill and a later amended version. But then it suddenly dropped off the radar. Now it is back, bigger and, mostly,...