Democracy 101

Election Day is Tuesday, and after a long campaign cycle, it's finally time for voters to have their say.

This is part of our election-year civics series, Democracy 101. Click here to find more of our stories about important issues in North Carolina politics.…

This is part of our election-year civics series, Democracy 101. Click here to find more of our stories about important issues in North Carolina politics.…

This is part of our election-year civics series, Democracy 101. Click here to find more of our stories about important issues in North Carolina politics.…

This is part of our election-year civics series, Democracy 101. Click here to find more of our stories about important issues in North Carolina politics.…

This is part of our election-year civics series, Democracy 101. Click here to find more of our stories about important issues in North Carolina politics.…

In order to understand our current voting technology, we have to go back to the days of butterfly ballots, hanging chads, and a Florida recount – the presidential contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore.

Election Day is just days away (Nov. 8th, to be precise), and while plenty of North Carolina voters will head to the polls on the day itself, there's…

Millions of people are about to head to the polls, and not all of them are voters.

Polling and politics go hand-in-hand, with regular surveys of public opinion being a vital tool for campaigns and voters alike.But with so many polls coming out so quickly these days, it can be hard to make sense of them, especially when they disagree.