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N.C. Democrats Push Bills to Make Voting Easier State House Democrats on Tuesday unveiled legislation aimed at improving voting access in North Carolina with provisions such as creating automatic voter registration, expanding mail-in voting, and designating Election Day as a state holiday.  “The common thread is democracy works best when everyone is involved,” said Rep. Allison Dahle of Wake County, one of five House members who spoke at a press conference promoting the legislation.  House Bill 446, one of two bills discussed Tuesday, would make several changes to state ...

NC Democrats push for common sense voting reforms Published 4:31 a.m. today Say this much, at least, for those legislators who favor making it easier, not harder, for North Carolinians to vote: They’re not ready to surrender to their vote-suppressing foes. Even as key Republicans in the state Senate push changes to absentee voting rules whose main purpose would be to gum up the works, a group of House Democrats is pushing the other way. Their bill entitled “Safeguarding Voting Rights,” introduced March 31 as House Bill 446, would protect popular voting options and in general encourage c...

Say this much, at least, for those legislators who favor making it easier, not harder, for North Carolinians to vote: They’re not ready to surrender to their vote-suppressing foes. Even as key Republicans in the state Senate push changes to absentee voting rules whose main purpose would be to gum up the works, a group of House Democrats is pushing the other way. Their bill entitled “Safeguarding Voting Rights,” introduced March 31 as House Bill 446, would protect popular voting options and in general encourage citizens to have their say at the polls. It likely has zero chance of passage...

NC House votes along party lines for guardrails on governor's emergency powers GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press RALEIGH — North Carolina's governor would have to get formal support from other elected leaders to carry out long-term emergency orders in a measure approved Wednesday by the state House.  The 69-50 party-line result favored Republicans, who've chafed under Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's directives during the COVID-19 pandemic and drafted the legislation.  Cooper's orders since the pandemic began in March 2020 caused bars, schools and personal service businesses to close, while...