Beginning Dec. 1, filing season opens for candidates running for Congress, state legislature, courts and local offices. Here’s what you need to know.

To appear on the ballot, those wanting to run must submit a notice of candidacy and pay a required filing fee (which varies ...

North Carolina has joined Texas, California and other states in a national redistricting battle to try tilting the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives next year.

A federal three-judge panel on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map aimed at flipping a seat ...

The federal court allowed the state to use a new Republican-drawn congressional map that would help the GOP pick up another ...

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina unanimously approved the map in a 57-page ruling, stating that plaintiffs failed to prove that the maps were redrawn for racial ...

Federal judges have allowed North Carolina to use a redrawn congressional map designed to give Republicans an additional U.S. House seat.

Federal judges approved North Carolina’s new GOP-drawn congressional map for 2026, despite concerns over Black voter impact ...

A federal court in North Carolina is allowing the state to use a new Republican-drawn congressional map that would help the GOP pick up another seat in the House during next year's midterm elections.

Three GOP-appointed federal judges deny complaint that NC congressional district map redrawn by GOP lawmakers in 2025 was ...

A panel of three federal judges in North Carolina on Wednesday cleared the way for a new congressional map to be used in the ...