NC voters want partisan politics out of election administration, poll shows

By: Lynn Bonner

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: October 1, 2026

Words: 684

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Even as partisan divisions on the state Board of Elections deepen, a majority of voters want an elections board that operates outside of party politics, according to a new poll sponsored by Common Cause North Carolina.

Eighty percent of likely voters said the elections board should operate independent of party politics, while 9% said it should be led by the winning party. The rest were unsure.

Common Cause North Carolina itself …

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