Politics

November 10, 2008 - The 2008 elections were the first big test for same-day voter registration in North Carolina, a reform passed by a coalition of advocates in 2007.

November 10, 2008 - Barack Obama's victory in North Carolina and Virginia has attracted a lot of attention. But Obama also made a surprise bid for Georgia, a more deeply Republican state in the Deep South. What were the results?

November 7, 2008 - The Costs of Being the "Most Military-Friendly State in America"

November 7, 2008 - There was a lot of hype going into Election Day that an historic election and a tight race would drive up voter turnout to record levels in 2008. But did turnout revolution materialize?

November 7, 2008 - Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel has threatened to report Fulton County -- the center of metro Atlanta -- to the state Election Board for following improper procedures while counting absentee ballots. The county's final tally is crucial in determining the still-unsettled U.S.

November 6, 2008 - We called North Carolina for Obama yesterday, and you can read some of my first thoughts about what it meant for the state to not only go Democratic, but elect the first African-American president, here.

November 6, 2008 - Election Protection reports that they received more than 86,000 calls from voters across the country. They also provide a break-down of some of the important lessons learned during this historic election cycle: