WCU political scientist Chris Cooper on the ongoing battles over election laws and voting rights

By: Clayton Henkel

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: July 28, 2026

Words: 233

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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With the 2026 midterm elections less than 100 days away, it a great time to check in with one of the state’s foremost experts on politics and elections, Western Carolina University Professor of Political Science, Chris Cooper.

This past week, Newsline got a chance to catch up with Cooper for an extended conversation in which we delved into an array of front burner topics. In Part One of our chat, we focused on the issue …

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