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NC State Board of Elections to discuss third party candidates on November ballot
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — North Carolina State Board of Elections is once again discussing whether third-party candidates could appear on the ballot in November.
The group is considering a petition from the right-wing Constitution Party on Monday.
Last month, the board’s Democratic majority voted to deny certification to three political parties. This included the Constitution Party, which is focused on putting candidates “up and down” the ballot.
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The board chair, Alan Hirsch, said they will vote again after further investigation.
The decision led to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee, launching a probe into the Board of Elections.
Lawmakers said the parties have met the qualifications to appear on the November ballot. They are concerned that the board’s decision was politically motivated.
The state board denied those allegations.
Randall Terry is the presidential nominee for the Constitution Party. The Memphis native visited North Carolina not just to campaign but to fight to have his party recognized in November.
The party has spent months collecting signatures, and after a back and forth, it felt as if it had been left in the dark.
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Three third parties are working to get on the November ballot in North Carolina.
“Nobody owns the vote. You have to earn people’s vote. What we’re saying is that the people of North Carolina, they have a right to go ahead and have more choices on the ballot,” NC Constitution Party chair Al Pisano said.
The State Board of Elections told ABC11 in June that the delays are because of the long process of verifying signatures. It said it is doing the same thing for The Justice for All Party representing Cornel West, and the We The People party representing Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
As it stands, the Democratic, Republican, Green, Libertarian, and No Labels parties have secured spots on the November ballot.
With third-party candidates on both sides of the spectrum, political experts said they believe it could be a difference-maker in a close race.
Monday’s meeting will start at 1:30 p.m.
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Friends and family members gathered in Washington state on Saturday, remembering former Miss North Carolina Carrie Everett, who died on Easter Sunday. Another memorial service is planned in North Carolina next month.
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Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | First Quarter
Virginia 3, North Carolina 0 | Q1 8:19
After a faceoff win by Henry Metz, Brendan Millon finds Truitt Sunderland to give the Hoos a 3-0 lead. Timeout North Carolina.
Virginia 2, North Carolina 0 | Q1 9:00
Brendan Millon gets the scoring started for the Cavaliers with a question mark style goal. On the defensive end, Jake Marek opens the game with three early saves with his third save setting up a transition goal by Tommy Snyder.
Virginia vs North Carolina pregame notes
UVA owns a 59-33 advantage since the series began in 1938.
The 59 wins are UVA’s most against any opponent in program history (followed by 51 against Duke).
In Chapel Hill last year, the Tar Heels defeated the Cavaliers 18-9, snapping UVA’s six-game series win streak.
UVA has won nine of the last 11 meetings, dating back to 2018.
The Hoos have won the last two meetings with Carolina at Klöckner Stadium, 11-4 in 2022 and 14-6 in 2024.
The Tar Heels’ four goals in 2022 marked the fewest goals in a game under Joe Breschi, who was named UNC’s head coach in 2006.
The last time the Tar Heels knocked off the Cavaliers at Klöckner was a 16-13 decision during the first of three games between the two teams in 2021.
Later that year, UVA claimed back-to-back meetings against the Heels, including in the NCAA semifinals on the way to capturing the 2021 national title over Maryland.
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HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Fire crews are responding to a brush fire near Howard Gap Road in Hendersonville on Friday evening.
The fire is across the street from the Ebenezer Baptist Church and near the Highlands Square Shopping Center.
Henderson County Fire Marshal Glen Gillette said crews are fighting “blowdown from Helene.”
NEW WILDFIRES IGNITE IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA FOREST AMID WORSENING DROUGHT
Around 11 p.m., the fire appears larger than it did an hour ago because crews are backburning, which refers to using fire to help control the wildfire.
Dana Fire Department Chief Jimmy Womack said that what was a 3-acre fire an hour ago will be an 8-acre fire due to back burning. He said the fire is 80% contained.
Womack said the cause of the fire is unknown, but one of the conditions contributing to the blaze is the Helene blowdown.
“There’s a lot of blowdown in these woods behind us. That’s what creates most of the problem,” said Womack.
Womack said there has been no property damage and no injuries have been reported for this fire in the woods that 24 personnel are fighting. They got the call to arrive at 6:05 p.m.
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Dana Fire and Rescue and Henderson County Fire Department are supporting the U.S. Forest Service with this fire.
Glen said no structures are threatened at this time and Howard Gap Road is closed.
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