Gov. Josh Stein didn't really have a choice
And other notes from a busy week in N.C. politics
This newsletter is going to be a little abbreviated since I spent most of last week up in the mountains with my family. We had the chance to go to Grandfather Mountain, Spruce Pine, and my personal favorite place in the world, the Orchard at Altapass. Go check out my Instagram for some pictures.
Western North Carolina needs you! The closures on the Blue Ridge Parkway make it a little more difficult to get around from town to town, but there’s still plenty you can do, and the small businesses are ready for you to come back.
Here are some notes from the week.
I just published an in-depth analysis of absentee-by-mail ballots in the 2024 election. The short version is this: A significant number of votes come in from outside North Carolina with no clear explanation why. The State Board of Elections needs to put in more guardrails to make sure people voting from out-of-state are really still N.C. residents.
