Today in North Carolina
Richard Morgan of Moore County, former NC House Speaker, dies at 66
Roy Cooper: "Prepare for possible power outages" from Hurricane Michael
Second Lady Karen Pence, wife of Vice President, visits Charlotte to turn out conservative women for Pastor Mark Harris in NC-9
"This November, voters will decide if they want to protect North Carolina’s constitution or dramatically change it. Republican leaders hastily wrote and placed six amendments on the ballot with misleading language, hoping you won’t pay close attention to what these constitutional changes will do or why you are asked to vote on them. None of these amendments are necessary, and some are outright dangerous."
— Rep. Marcia Morey (D-Durham) writing in the Herald Sun
"Approving voter ID would place North Carolina in the mainstream with 34 other states that require some form of voter ID. North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast not to require some form of voter ID. Under current NC law, North Carolina voters state their name and residential address for election officials to verify their identity."
— Office of NC House Speaker Tim Moore in a press release on Voter ID