THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

By Chuck Thompson | The Shelby Independent Politics - More than 9,200 ballots have been cast during early voting in Cleveland County, with Republicans accounting for a growing share of voters since the opening day, according to figures from the Cleveland County Board of Elections. The report, timestamped 8:06 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, shows that 9,203 ballots had been cast across the county’s three early-voting sites ahead of the Nov. 3 general election. Democrats accounted for

By Annie Dance | WCAB News State Auditor Dave Boliek announced the creation of the Modernization of Election Data Systems (MEDS) Commission on Feb. 5, a bipartisan 22-member panel aimed at guiding efforts to update North Carolina’s election management system. The commission will advise on the three-phase modernization of the Statewide Elections Information Management System (SEIMS), which is managed by the North Carolina State Board of Elections. The Office of the State Au