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The state Senate voted 33-14 to approve House Bill 589, which would drastically change how voting will be conducted in future elections in North Carolina.

<h2>The state Senate voted 33-14 to approve House Bill 589, which would drastically change how voting will be conducted in future elections in North Carolina.</h2>

State Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-18 (Franklin, Wake)

State Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-18

District 18 (Franklin, Wake)Phone: 919-715-3036Email: Chad.Barefoot@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Sen. Dan Blue, D-District 14 (Wake)

State Sen. Dan Blue, D-District 14

District 14 (Wake)Phone: 919-733-5752Email: Dan.Blue@ncleg.netVote: No

State Sen. Tamara Barringer, R-District 17 (Wake) 

State Sen. Tamara Barringer, R-District 17

District 17 (Wake)Phone: 919-733-5653Email: Tamara.Barringer@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Rep. Angela Bryant, D-District 7 (Franklin, Nash)

State Rep. Angela R. Bryant, D-District 7

District 4 (Halifax, Hash, Vance, Warren, Wilson)Phone: 919-733-5878Email: Angela.Bryant@ncleg.netVote: No

State Sen. Neal Hunt is one of three Senate budget chairmen. 

Sen. Neal Hunt 

District 15 (Wake)Phone: 919-733-5850Email: Neal.Hunt@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Sen. Ben Clark, D-District 21 (Cumberland, Hoke)

State Sen. Ben Clark, D-District 21

District 21 (Cumberland, Hoke)Phone: 919-733-9349Email: Ben.Clark@ncleg.netVote: No

State Sen. Brent Jackson, R-District 10 (Duplin, Lenoir, Sampson)

State Sen. Brent Jackson, R-District 10 

District 10 (Duplin, Johnston, Sampson)Phone: 919-733-5705Email: Brent.Jackson@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Sen. Don Davis, D-District 5 (Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne)

State Sen. Don Davis, D-District 5

District 5 (Greene, Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne)Phone: 919-715-8363Email: Don.Davis@ncleg.netVote: No

State Sen. Wesley Meredith, R-District 19 (Cumberland)

State Sen. Wesley Meredith, R-District 19

District 19 (Cumberland)Phone: 919-733-5776Email: Wesley.Meredith@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Sen. S. Clark Jenkins, D-District 3 (Bertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington)

State Sen. Clark Jenkins, D-District 3

District 3 (Bertie, Chowan, Edgecombe, Hertford, Martin, Northampton, Tyrrell, Washington)Phone: 919-715-3040Email: Clark.Jenkins@ncleg.netVote: Absent

State Sen. Buck Newton, R-District 11 (Johnston, Nash, Wilson)

State Sen. Buck Newton, R-District 11

District 11 (Johnston, Nash, Wilson)Phone: 919-715-3030Email: Buck.Newton@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird, D-District 23 (Chatham, Orange)

State Sen. Eleanor Kinnaird, D-District 23

District 23 (Chatham, Orange)Phone: 919-733-5804Email: Ellie.Kinnaird@ncleg.netVote: No

State Sen. Louis Pate, R-District 7 (Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne)

State Sen. Louis Pate, R-District 7

District 7 (Lenoir, Pitt, Wayne)Phone: 919-733-5621Email: Louis.Pate@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Sen. Floyd McKissick Jr., D-District 20 (Durham, Granville)

State Sen. Floyd B. McKissick Jr., D-District 20

District 20 (Durham, Granville)Phone: 919-733-4599Email: Floyd.McKissick@ncleg.netVote: No

State Sen. Ronald Rabin, R-District 12 (Harnett, Johnston, Lee)

State Sen. Ronald J. Rabin, R-District 12

District 12 (Harnett, Johnston, Lee)Phone: 919-733-5748Email: Ron.Rabin@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Sen. Josh Stein, D-District 16 (Wake)

State Sen. Josh Stein, D-District 16

District 16 (Wake)Phone: 919-715-6400Email: Josh.Stein@ncleg.netVote: No

State Sen. Jerry Tillman, R-District 29 (Moore, Randolph)

State Sen. Jerry W. Tillman, R-District 29

District 29 (Moore, Randolph)Phone: 919-733-5870Email: Jerry.Tillman@ncleg.netVote: Yes

State Sen. Mike Woodward, D-District 22 (Caswell, Durham, Person)

Sen. Mike Woodward, D-District 22

District 22 (Caswell, Durham, Person)Phone: 919-733-4809Email: Mike.Woodard@ncleg.netVote: No

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Emergency crews rushed away a person on a stretcher after fire was extinguished outside the Manhattan courthouse where jury selection was taking place Friday in Donald Trump's hush money criminal case.

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How NC Senate voted on elections law changes

The state Senate voted 33-14 to approve House Bill 589, which would drastically change how voting will be conducted in future elections in North Carolina.

Republicans

Democrats

Chad Barefoot

Dan Blue

Tamara Barringer

Angela R. Bryant

Neal Hunt

Ben Clark

Brent Jackson

Don Davis

Wesley Meredith

Clark Jenkins

E. S. (Buck) Newton

Eleanor Kinnaird

Louis Pate

Floyd B. McKissick Jr.

Ronald J. Rabin

Josh Stein

Jerry W. Tillman

Mike Woodard

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