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North Carolina

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TexasTowelie

(117,775 posts)
Thu Oct 26, 2017, 09:19 PM Oct 2017

Your vote matters: 31 North Carolina elections decided by 1 vote, 69 elections by 5 or fewer [View all]

In North Carolina, a single vote can turn an election.

A study from nonpartisan voting rights advocacy group Democracy North Carolina shows that just a handful of votes – or in some cases, a single vote – can determine who wins or loses, especially in odd-year municipal elections.

Democracy North Carolina has been one of the most active groups in lawsuits and other actions opposing voter ID and other Republican-led election changes, and it also addresses issues of money in politics. It sometimes partners with the North Carolina NAACP.

Democracy North Carolina analyzed November 2015 elections in the state and determined that the mayor or a town council member in 69 cities won their election by five or fewer votes.

Read more here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article180619776.html

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