Green Party Coverage

Appeals court decision keeps Green Party candidates on NC ballots

A federal court on Thursday denied a motion by Democrats that sought to keep Green Party candidates off North Carolina ballots in November.

NC Democrats appeal order to place Green Party candidates on state ballots

Democrats filed a notice of appeal seeking to reverse a federal judge's order that, if upheld, would put Green Party candidates for federal and state seats on North Carolina ballots alongside Republicans and Democrats

WRAL Capitol Bureau Staff

Federal judge to NC elections board: Put Green Party candidates on November ballots

A Federal judge's ruling Friday gets two Green Party candidates closer to placement on North Carolina ballots in November, a decision that for now overrules a vote by the state's elections board.

NC Green Party gets state recognition. Will its candidates be on the November ballot?

The North Carolina State Board of Elections voted to recognize the Green Party. A federal court will soon consider whether the party can be on the November ballot.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

Matthew Hoh discusses NC Green Party efforts to be recognized on ballot

At a July 15 news conference outside the North Carolina State Board of Elections in Raleigh, 2022 Green Party U.S. Senate candidate Matthew Hoh discusses efforts to be placed on the November ballot.

Threats, intimidation and legal action. Skeptics strain NC election workers

Over the past two years, election officials in North Carolina have faced an onslaught of complaints, records requests, intimidation and aggression from election skeptics, including many peddling disproven election conspiracies. The activity has stretched already-thin county and state election staffs, taking time away from their efforts to mind the very issues the doubters are raising.

Paul Specht, WRAL state government reporter

Green Party files lawsuit after being kept off ballot

There's this ongoing saga with the North Carolina Green Party, which wants to run a US Senate candidate this year. But they needed nearly 14,000 signatures to qualify as a political party.

Political long shots pay per signature for ballot access. Why state officials want to end the practice

Small political parties are required to collect thousands of signatures to get their candidates on North Carolina ballots. And they regularly pay people to collect them, often per-signature. It's a practice the North Carolina State Board of Elections itself wants to end.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Editorial: Elections board members should work for voters not partisan advantage

Tuesday, July 18, 2022 -- For those who serve on state or local boards of elections, their first obligation should be to the voters - what helps them participate in an open political process, enables them to easily vote and assures their ballot is fully and fairly counted. Partisanship must be lower on the priority list.

Green Party consultant, dodging NC investigators, says he didn't do anything wrong

The North Carolina Green Party is suing state elections officials, saying it got enough signatures to get its candidates on the state ballot. State elections officials are investigating some of those signatures.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

Green Party asks judge to force party candidates onto ballot in North Carolina

The North Carolina Green Party filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the State Board of Elections, asking a judge to force party candidates onto the ballot in North Carolina despite an ongoing investigation into fraudulent signatures that election officials say abound in the party's required paperwork.

As fraud investigation continues, Green Party sues to get on NC ballots

State Board of Elections officials say they suspect fraud related to the Green Party's petition to get on the North Carolina ballots, and that key witnesses won't cooperate.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Tangled efforts, fraud allegations, may keep Green Party off the ballot in NC

In a decision that could impact North Carolina's coming U.S. Senate race, questions about petition signatures may keep a leftist party off the ballot.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Green Party left off NC ballots amid fraud investigation, elections board says

The State Board of Elections voted down a motion to recognize the Green Party. They concluded the petitions filed were insufficient.

Bryan Anderson, WRAL state government reporter

Constitution, Green parties no longer recognized in North Carolina

The Constitution Party and the Green Party are no longer recognized political parties in North Carolina, according to the State Board of Elections.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL multiplatform producer

Green Party gets NC ballot access; Democrats vote GOP official off local board

Wayne King, a deputy chief of staff for U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, is voted out in Cleveland County as new State Board of Elections holds second meeting.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter