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[Election 2024] SoDu Snapshot: North Carolina’s Unaffiliated Voters Could Be Major Force
Here’s a quick snapshot of early voting in Durham after nearly a week: Statewide, more than 2 million people have cast ballots – most of them in-person – out of nearly 7.8 million eligible voters. Across North Carolina, Republican ballots lead Democrats by an exceedingly slim margin – 686,628 for Republicans compared to 683,265 for…
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[Election 2024] AP Decision Notes: What to Expect in North Carolina on Election Day
By ROBERT YOON, Associated Press North Carolina voters will cast ballots for president and governor in the Nov. 5 general election while many in the state are still dealing with the aftermath and massive destruction caused by Hurricane Helene. The Tar Heel State is one of a handful of competitive presidential battlegrounds that will likely…
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[Election 2024] Trump and Harris Navigate Storm, Rollercoaster Governor’s Race in NC
By BILL BARROW, Associated Press Renee Kyro already has voted for Republican nominee Donald Trump for the third consecutive presidential election. But she plans to volunteer for the first time, reaching out to her neighbors in hurricane-battered western North Carolina to make sure they have a voting plan amid a flurry of precinct changes. “I…
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[Election 2024] SoDu Snapshot: Democrats, Female Voters Lead Way in Early Voting
Here’s a quick snapshot of early voting in Durham after two days: Speaking of wait times, the Durham County Board of Elections provides an online tracker that offers a decent estimate of how long you can expect to stand in line to fill out both sides of your ballot.
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[Election 2024] North Carolina Sees Strong Early Voting, Despite Helene Obstacles
By MAKIYA SEMINERA AND JEFFREY COLLINS, Associated Press Turnout for early in-person voting started strong Thursday in the presidential battleground of North Carolina, including in mountainous areas where Hurricane Helene destroyed property and upended lives but apparently did not dampen a fierce desire to participate in elections. More than 400 early voting sites opened as…
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[SoDu Poll] 2024 Presidential Election
Are you ready for early voting? Here’s a how-to guide from Southpoint Access!
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[Election 2024] Robinson Sues CNN Over Porn Site Report
By GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson sued CNN on Tuesday over its recent report that he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board, calling the reporting reckless and defamatory. The lawsuit, filed in Wake County Superior Court, comes less than four weeks after…
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[Election 2024] Data Shows Migrants Aren’t Taking Jobs from Blacks, Hispanics
By FATIMA HUSSEIN, Associated Press Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises the biggest deportation event the U.S. has ever seen if he is elected — a promise he has predicated, in part, on the notion that immigrants in the U.S. legally and illegally are stealing what he calls “Black jobs” and “Hispanic jobs.” But government…
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[Election 2024] Safeguards Help Against Rare Voter Fraud
By ALI SWENSON, Associated Press You’ve heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead relatives, mail-in ballots being intercepted. Voter fraud does happen occasionally. When it does, we tend to hear a lot about it. It also gets caught and prosecuted. The nation’s multilayered election processes provide many…
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[Video] To the Point Episode 14: Durham Early Voting – Make It Count!
Video Details: In the 14th episode of To the Point, Wes Platt, editor and publisher of Southpoint Access, talks about the motivations behind third-party voting ahead of the start of early voting for the general election in Durham! Video Transcript: Hi, neighbors! I’m Wes Platt, editor and publisher of Southpoint Access, and this is To…
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[Election 2024] Analysis: National Debt Could Increase Under Harris; Surge Under Trump
By JOSH BOAK, Associated Press No one is likely to be happy with the projected higher deficits laid out in a new analysis of Kamala Harris’ and Donald Trump’s economic plans. The analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget suggests a Harris presidency could increase the national debt over 10…
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