Steve Harrison

1 week ago | wfae.org | Steve Harrison

The North Carolina Board of Elections said in a court filing Tuesday that only 1,675 voters will be impacted by Republican Jefferson Griffin’s challenge against Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs for a seat on the state Supreme Court. The board said it will require 1,409 overseas voters in Guilford County to provide photo ID within 30 days for their ballot to count. Griffin had challenged Guilford voters, as well as overseas voters in three other Democratic-leaning counties.

1 week ago | wfae.org | Steve Harrison

Republican Tariq Bokhari's last day as a Charlotte City Council member will be Sunday. Bokhari is resigning to become the No. 2 official in the Federal Transit Administration under President Trump. He will be the FTA's deputy administrator. The city will then accept applications for Bokhari's replacement, although a timeline hasn't been spelled out yet. By state law, the new council member must be a Republican and live in District 6.

1 week ago | wfae.org | Steve Harrison

The city of Charlotte recommended to City Council on Monday not to fund the Brooklyn Village project from its Housing Trust Fund. Last decade, Mecklenburg County partnered with the Miami Beach-based Peebles Corporation to develop Brooklyn Village, with apartments, office space and a hotel. The idea was to make amends for the destruction of the original Brooklyn neighborhood, a Black community in uptown that was razed during urban renewal efforts in the 1960s. But Peebles hasn’t built anything yet.

1 week ago | wfae.org | Steve Harrison

There’s been a lot of news recently in the contested race for a seat on the North Carolina Supreme Court, where Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs leads Republican challenger Jefferson Griffin by 734 votes. That margin has held up after two statewide recounts. On Friday, the state Supreme Court — with Riggs having recused herself — issued a mixed ruling in the case. It allowed most challenged ballots to remain, but opened the door for enough ballots to be rejected for Griffin to win.

1 week ago | wfae.org | Steve Harrison

The North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday issued a mixed ruling in Republican Jefferson Griffin’s election challenge against Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs for a seat on the state’s highest court. In a 4-2 decision, the court overturned the Court of Appeal’s order last week that more than 60,000 North Carolina voters must cure their registrations to have their votes count.