Election laws

Politics & Government

New laws mean longer waits for Super Tuesday election results

5:05pm March 04, 2024

North Carolina's Senate Bill 747 holds a provision that will not permit early votes to be counted until polls close at 7:30 p.m. Catawba College political scientist Michael Bitzer explains the impacts of the new law.

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A closer look at North Carolina's election law changes and their potential impacts

5:10pm March 01, 2024

by David Ford

UNCG professor Hunter Bacot breaks down the new N.C. election laws and their likely impacts on the state's electoral process and the electorate.

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An appeals court reinstates portions of Florida's new election law

8:25am May 07, 2022

by The Associated Press

A federal appeals court granted Florida's request to reinstate parts of the state's election law while it appeals a lower court's decision that the law was aimed at suppressing Black voters.

Republican state Rep. Briscoe Cain (center) stands with co-sponsors as he speaks in favor of the election bill Thursday in the House chamber at the Texas Capitol in Austin.

After All-Night Session, Texas House Approves GOP-Backed Voting Restrictions Bill

11:50am May 07, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

The legislation was criticized by Democrats, progressive groups and voting rights advocates as "voter suppression." Republicans view it as "sensible election integrity legislation."