Exposing North Carolina’s liberal/progressive movement.
The Mapping the Left (MTL) project combines data, research and news articles to show the magnitude of the radical Left’s infrastructure in North Carolina. For decades, the liberal/progressive movement has mostly been invisible to the general public. Hiding from the “liberal” label, the well-organized progressive movement has built a network of groups that work together to push an extreme, liberal/progressive agenda that the media has failed to report upon.

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Interpretation of North Carolina Appeals Court order leaves Riggs the Likely winner of NC Supreme Court race.
With all avenues of appeal exhausted in state courts, Judge Griffin’s challenge of North Carolina election law has found its…
The state Supreme Court rules mostly in favor of Allison Riggs
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled in Jefferson Griffin vs. North Carolina State Board of Elections on April 11. The…
SAVE Act would change North Carolina voter registration
The John Locke Foundation published a review of President Donald Trump’s election executive order on March 26. We noted in…
What’s next in the State Supreme Court Election?
The legal challenges for the North Carolina Supreme Court election have been difficult to follow and generated much confusion. Not…
Elections board opens public comment on petition rules
I noted last year that the North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) needed to reform its new party petition…
The three voter registrations of Allison Jean Riggs
One way election officials are supposed to make our elections more secure is by ensuring that every voter registration is…
Close the “nonmajority loophole” in open meetings law
North Carolina recognizes the importance of government transparency with its open meetings law Some local governments try to skirt the…
Improving transparency in North Carolina’s campaign finance data
The North Carolina Board of Elections should take inspiration from the Federal Elections Commission and create a system to track…
Trump’s executive order mandates broad election changes
President Trump issued an executive order on March 25 to alter federal election policy. The motivation for the order is…
Will North Carolina soon get independent election audits?
North Carolina State Auditor Dave Boliek appeared on Carolina Journal’s “The Debrief” on March 6. Early in the episode, Editor-in-Chief…
How Campaign Money Moved in North Carolina 2024 Legislative Elections
In the 8 years I’ve worked on and analyzed North Carolina campaigns, I’ve seen how legislative candidates run their campaigns…
“Election observers should see rather than be seen”
Below is my prepared public comment on the State Board of Elections (SBE) proposed rule 08 NCAC 20.0103, “Identification of…