North Carolina House Republicans on Wednesday advanced a series of constitutional amendments that would limit the governor’s appointments powers, specify that only citizens can vote and further cement the state’s voter ID requirement. The amendments dealing with elections would have essentially no tangible impact on state law, but critics have charged they could be a […]
Good morning! ☀️ Here’s what you need to know about North Carolina politics today, from our team and correspondent Stephanie Loder. HOUSE REPUBLICANS REVIVE EFFORT TO CURB GOVERNOR’S VACANCY APPOINTMENTS House Republicans are moving forward a constitutional amendment to limit the governor’s ability to fill vacancies on the Council of State. The bill, which was […]
MARTIN COUNTY — All five constitutional officers ran unopposed this election while all the incumbents for municipal and county commission seats will face competition in August. John Budensiek, chief deputy at the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, ran unopposed for sheriff following Sheriff William Snyder’s decision to pursue other opportunities. Incumbents Jenny Fields, property appraiser; Vicki […]
Jun. 7—Early walk-in voting for Cherokee Nation tribal citizens taking part in a constitutionally required special election begins Saturday, June 8, and continues Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 11-13, in Tahlequah. The vote comes once every 20 years to decide whether to call a Constitution Convention. An in-person vote at local polls will be Saturday, […]
Democratic lawmakers may be quickly shut down in a new effort to expand North Carolina’s transparency laws. Last year’s state budget written by Republican lawmakers, and allowed to become law by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, exempted state lawmakers from following state public record laws, as reported previously by The News & Observer. The bill allowed […]
By Anthony Esposito MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s ruling coalition is close to securing a two-thirds majority in both chambers of Congress, which would pave the way to passing controversial constitutional reforms on its own. Preliminary results from Sunday’s election show Sheinbaum’s leftist Morena party and its allies will have the super-majority in […]
Kansas voters have no fundamental right to vote under the bill of rights in the state constitution, the Kansas Supreme Court has ruled. A four-person majority on the seven-justice Kansas Supreme Court issued the opinion Friday as part of an ongoing lawsuit challenging three election laws. Justice Caleb Stegall wrote the majority opinion, which Chief […]
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A non-governmental organization in Georgia said Thursday it is preparing a lawsuit in the country’s constitutional court to challenge a law that critics say will stifle news media and independent organizations. The law will require media and non-governmental organizations that receive more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register […]
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin criminal justice advocates argued in court Wednesday that Republican-backed cash bail constitutional amendments approved by voters last year should be invalidated over procedural flaws, a case that elections officials and the Legislature call a cynical attempt to undo election results. Dane County Circuit Judge Rhonda Lanford did not rule from […]
∙ This is the sixth of several articles in a “Be a More Informed Voter” series by Sandy Parker of Sparker’s Soapbox that will appear in the Naples Daily News in the coming months. With August elections just around the corner, this article looks at Collier County’s constitutional officers. All but one are seeking reelection. […]
In remarks at a conference in Texas on Friday, Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said rulings from the tumultuous period between the 1950s and ’60s, though unpopular at the time, eventually came to be accepted as “the fabric of American constitutional law.” Kavanaugh was referring to the court under Chief Justice Earl Warren, which issued […]
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Friday that U.S. history shows c ourt decisions unpopular in their time later can become part of the “fabric of American constitutional law.” Kavanaugh spoke Friday at a conference attended by judges, attorneys and other court personnel in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, […]