Author: Elyse Apel | The Center Square

(The Center Square) – While many of Georgia’s 180 state House of Representative seats are not competitive, District 53 is where Democrat Susie Greenberg hopes to flip the “most flippable” seat back blue. Incumbent Republican Rep. Deborah Silcox was first elected in 2022 by a margin of less than 1,500 votes, after many years of…

(The Center Square) – The North Carolina State Board of Elections did not address its pending lawsuits following a closed session to discuss them on Monday. The board was hit by two different lawsuits in the past week, challenging its decisions to approve the We the People party and deny approval to the Justice for All…

(The Center Square) – With 103 days to Nov. 5, Democrats are out-fundraising Republicans in the top state-wide elections across North Carolina. These races, often called the Council of State election races, include the governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, commissioners of agriculture, insurance, and labor, the secretary of state, auditor, treasurer, and superintendent of public instruction.…

(The Center Square) – Democratic politicians in North Carolina were quick to applaud President Joe Biden for his leadership on Sunday in the hours after his decision to step out of the 2024 presidential election. Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, said in a statement that Biden has “cemented his place among our nation’s finest presidents.”…

(The Center Square) – America should embrace the spirit of hope, even after the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump over the weekend, Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene said Monday night. Greene was on stage early for the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wis., just hours after Trump announced Ohio’s J.D. Vance as his running mate.…

(The Center Square) – While President Joe Biden is facing pressure to drop out of the 2024 presidential race, in key swing states like Georgia it could be a rocky road to another candidate. Presidential candidates must be replaced with another candidate at least 60 days before the election, in Georgia. This year, that’s Sept. 6.…

(The Center Square) – Sparks flew as the North Carolina Board of Elections decided Tuesday to further delay voting to approve ballot access for the We the People Party and the Justice for All Party. The Constitution Party, a third which met the signature threshold as mandated by state statute, was approved. Randall Terry is its…

(The Center Square) – The Biden administration opposes a U.S. House of Representatives bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, announcing it in a statement from the Office of Management and Budget. Resolution 8281 would do “nothing to safeguard our elections,” the administration said. “The administration strongly opposes HR8281,” the statement said. “The president has been…

(The Center Square) – New legislation in North Carolina outlines extensive new guidelines the State Board of Elections must follow, all in an effort to ensure an updated voter registration list and fair elections. Senate Bill 747 is one of 12 bills that totally or partially took effect Monday. Another new law, Senate Bill 452, will…