North Carolina has an open race for the general election after Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican, decided he would not seek re-election in the wake of his vote to block President

Progressive advocacy groups seized on those cases and are now trying to turn them into a statewide morality play about voter suppression. Common Cause has promoted a claim that 30 percent of counties have less access this cycle, suggesting early voting is being "taken away," especially from students.

It's the year of midterm elections, and voting is getting underway for North Carolina's 2026 primary election.

The proposed 2026 voting plans would affect only the March primaries. But they could indicate strategies to come for the November general election.

With the State Board of Elections now firmly under their control, North Carolina Republicans have set their sights on a longtime target: early voting.

Some election board members cited proximity, logistics, and parking availability as some of the reasons to move away from college campuses.

Twelve counties have failed to reach a unanimous agreement on when and where to host early voting for the March primary election.

Ahead of the 2026 primaries, the North Carolina State Board of Elections rejected a plan Tuesday to open an early-voting center on the Greensboro campus of North Carolina A&T State University, according to NC Newsline .

According to the board, all absentee ballots must be received by the voter’s county board by 7:30 p.m. by the primary election, which is March 3.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections approved a plan Tuesday for early voting sites in Guilford County, despite worries about access.

North Carolina election officials are considering changes to the voting schedule that could affect how voters cast ballots in upcoming primaries.