N.C. Board Of Elections Sends Out Second Round Of Repair Letters

The North Carolina State Board of Elections has sent a second round of Registration Repair letters to voters whose registration records are missing either a driver’s license number (DL#) or the last four digits of their Social Security number (SSN4), as required by state and federal law. These mailings were sent out Monday (November 24).

This second mailing is required under the State Board’s legal settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in United States of America v. North Carolina State Board of Elections. The settlement directs the agency to conduct multiple outreach efforts to ensure voters have the opportunity to provide the identification information necessary to update their registration records.

The State Board is contacting voters whose records still lack a driver’s license number or social security number despite earlier outreach. The letters encourage recipients to provide the required information in one of the following ways:

- By mail: Complete and sign the form at the bottom of the letter and return it in the enclosed prepaid envelope.
- Online: Voters with an N.C. driver’s license or DMV-issued ID may update their registration through the secure NCDMV website at payments.ncdot.gov at no cost.
- In person: Visit the county board of elections office to provide the missing information. Registration cannot be updated by phone.


https://whky.com/n-c-board-of-elections-sends-out-second-round-of-repair-letters/

How to vote in Fairfax County's Special Election?

FAIRFAX, Va. — Voters in Fairfax County’s Braddock District will choose a new representative on the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 9, following Democrat James Walkinshaw’s election to Congress earlier this fall.

Walkinshaw, first elected to the Braddock District seat in 2019, won the September special election to replace the late Rep. Gerry Connolly in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Democrat Rachna Sizemore Heizer, Chair of the Fairfax County School Board and Republican Ken Balbuena, a longtime community leader and former PTA president, are competing to be his replacement.

Only voters registered in the Braddock District are eligible to vote in this special election. Use the lookup tool to confirm your district.




https://wjla.com/news/elections/fairfax-county-special-december-election-rachna-sizemore-heizer-ken-balbuena-ballot-republican-democrat-braddock-district-gerry-connolly-james-walkinshaw

Here's the seats on municipal ballots in April election in Brown County

Several local races will be up for election in Brown County's municipalities in April next year.

Brown County Board and Green Bay City Council seats are all up for election in 2026, in addition to several seats on village and town boards in the area.

Dec. 1 marks the first day that candidates can start collecting signatures to run for a spot. Voters will head to the polls April 7.

Here are all the county, village, town, judges, and school board seats that will be on the ballot around Brown County for next year's election in April, listed with their current elected official.



https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/local/2025/11/28/municipal-ballots-in-brown-county-for-april-2026-election/87483885007/

Mike Johnson set to huddle with Indiana Republicans amid redistricting fight

Speaker Mike Johnson is expected to huddle via conference call with Indiana House Republicans this weekend ahead of their upcoming state House session to redraw congressional maps, according to two people familiar with the planning and an invitation viewed by POLITICO.

The meeting, ahead of next week’s session, represents an escalation of Johnson’s involvement in mid-cycle redistricting, a process driven by the White House: He has routinely said it’s an issue for individual states and one in which he has no direct involvement.

House Republicans are expected to talk with Johnson on a conference call at 1 p.m. Saturday before convening on Dec. 1.

A spokesperson for Johnson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.


https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/27/mike-johnson-indiana-redistricting-00670570

Alabama lawmaker revives bill to ease voting rights restoration for those convicted of felonies

An Alabama lawmaker pre-filed a bill that would streamline the process for formerly incarcerated Alabamians to get their voting rights restored.

SB 24, sponsored by Sen. Linda Coleman-Madison, D-Birmingham, requires the Board of Pardons and Paroles to inform those who have lost their right to vote how to register to vote. Messages seeking comment from Coleman-Madison were left Tuesday.

Under current law, certain people who have lost the right to vote due to a conviction can re-register once they serve their sentence and pay any fines related to the conviction. Current law does not require the Board of Pardons and Paroles to educate those people on how to get their voting status restored.

Jerome Dees, Alabama policy director for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), said in an interview Monday that SPLC is supportive of any legislation that makes participation in democracy easier.




https://alabamareflector.com/2025/11/27/alabama-lawmaker-revives-bill-to-ease-voting-rights-restoration-for-those-convicted-of-felonies/

BLACKPINK - LAST CHRISTMAS MEDLEY

Just had a small earthquake in the Bay Area

4.3 centered down in San Juan Bautista. Surprised to feel it all the way up here.

6.0 earthquake strikes Alaska northwest of Anchorage

Just now on my phone. They’re going to feel that.

Viewership for last Friday's Michigan-UConn Women's basketball game peaked at 1,208,000 viewers

Ohio voting rights groups urge Gov. DeWine to veto bill nixing absentee ballot grace period

Ohio voting rights advocates are urging Gov. Mike DeWine to veto a voting measure approved just before lawmakers left for the holidays. The bill, Ohio Senate Bill 293, eliminates a grace period for absentee ballots post-marked by Election Day to arrive by mail, which GOP lawmakers have been whittling away in recent years.

Lawmakers also lumped in several provisions targeting noncitizens on the voting rolls. It’s an issue Secretary of State Frank LaRose has repeatedly raised even as he insists on Ohio’s “gold standard” electoral system.

LaRose has flagged hundreds of registrations since taking office. State and county prosecutors have largely dismissed his allegations as meritless. Earlier this month, LaRose tried again and sent those cases to U.S. Department of Justice.

The last-minute changes to S.B. 293 will give much greater weight to LaRose’s regular reviews of the voter rolls.



https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/11/27/ohio-voting-rights-groups-urge-gov-dewine-to-veto-bill-nixing-absentee-ballot-grace-period/