NC elections officials reach settlement with DOJ in voter registration lawsuit

The North Carolina Board of Elections has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit over voter registration, part of an ongoing effort to improve state voter registration records. The board approved a ... Read More

Ahead of 2026 midterms, courts rule on key NC election practices

On Monday, however, a three-judge panel issued a ruling in the legislature’s favor, writing that the plaintiffs failed to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that lawmakers enacted the amendments “with ... Read More

Justice Department, state elections board ready for litigation to end

Ending a federal lawsuit has been agreed to in a joint filing by the U.S. Department of Justice and the State Board of Elections in North ... Read More

North Carolina election official arrested, accused of spiking granddaughters' ice cream with drugs

James Edwin Yokeley Jr., 66, is charged with contaminating food with a controlled substance and felony child abuse, police in Wilmington, North Carolina, said. Read More

NC election official arrested after allegedly spiking granddaughters' ice cream with drugs

James Yokeley Jr. allegedly put two drugs containing MDMA and cocaine in his granddaughters' ice cream, police said. Read More

NC elections officials reach settlement with DOJ in voter registration lawsuit

The North Carolina Board of Elections has reached a settlement in a federal lawsuit over voter registration, part of an ongoing effort to improve state voter registration records. The board approved a ... Read More

The DOJ and NC elections board reach a settlement in the voter registration lawsuit

A proposed settlement of a federal lawsuit over the state’s voter registration list requires North Carolina to report on its efforts to fill in missing voter information for at least two more years. Read More