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Thursday, 18 April 2013 15:37 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) — A voter ID bill has passed its second committee test in the North Carolina House and is expected to reach the full floor next week.
The House Finance Committee endorsed the bill Thursday on a party-line vote after Democrats again proposed amendments to ease restrictions. The one amendment passed would allow a voter who isn't yet registered to obtain free identification with the Division of Motor Vehicles.
The bill requires voters to show one of many forms of identification at the polls starting in 2016. Republicans say it is necessary to prevent possible fraud. Democrats say fraud rarely happens and there is no need for new burdens to vote.
The House Elections Committee approved the bill Wednesday. It's expected to cost up to $3.7 million over the next five years. |
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Wednesday, 17 April 2013 11:11 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he is considering a presidential campaign in 2016 but will not make a decision before next year.
Paul says at a breakfast sponsored by The Christian Science Monitor that he wants to be part of the national debate and being considered a potential candidate gives him a "larger microphone" on issues.
Paul plans to travel to early voting states of Iowa and New Hampshire this spring and South Carolina this summer as part of the process.
He says he is "considering it" but "we won't make a decision before 2014."
Paul is the son of former Texas Rep. Ron Paul, a libertarian Republican who sought the presidency in 1988, 2008 and 2012.
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Friday, 05 April 2013 15:22 |
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RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - If advertising is the measure, the 2014 election for the hotly contested 7th District seat in the U.S. Congress is already underway.
The National Republican Congressional Committee has begun an advertising campaign against Democratic incumbent Mike McIntyre that accuses him of voting to spend $1.8 trillion on ObamaCare.
"When we needed a balanced approach to grow the economy, Mike McIntyre let us down," the ad said.
McIntyre narrowly won re-election last November, defeating Republican David Rouzer by just 654 votes. It was one of the closest elections in the country and went to a recount. Rouzer conceded about two weeks after election day.
The NRCC ad comes as Rouzer announced his decison to seek a rematch against McIntyre.
Tom Jensen of Public Policy Polling told SGRToday.com that 2014 is likely to be a Republican year, with traditional Obama supporters not likely to turn out for an off-year election to the same degree they turned out for Obama in the presidential cycle. |
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Friday, 05 April 2013 13:01 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) — A candidate for North Carolina's Republican Party chairman is seeking to build momentum by rolling out more endorsements.
Claude Pope's campaign released statements of support Friday from Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, House Speaker Thom Tillis and Senate leader Phil Berger. The former Wake County Republican Party chairman also released an endorsement this week from U.S. Sen. Richard Burr.
Gov. Pat McCrory already is backing Pope. Pope's team released a video earlier this week with McCrory urging fellow Republicans to back him when the state party convention is held in June in Charlotte.
Charlotte businessman and former congressional candidate Jack Brosch also has said he wants to run for chairman.
Current Chairman Robin Hayes says he won't seek re-election for another two-year term.
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