#pontifex #popeleo #vatican #holyfather #notacatholic

True - but as a veteran, it makes me incredibly angry that they are put in the position of having to do so!

My comments at the public hearing in Raleigh today. The hearing was held to allow the public to comment on proposed rules after potential non-citizens are identified through the SAVE act.
#ncpol #election #vote #voterregistration #proposedrules #rulemaking

Michael Beschloss: John Lewis and other marchers are beaten, Selma, Alabama, today 1965:

Senator Rucho has resigned from the #NCSBE.
#ncpol #vote #elections #boardofelections

White House arranges jet to evacuate Trump advisors while thousands of Americans remain stranded in Middle East | LBC More than a million Americans are believed to be in the Middle East, with around 9,000 having already returned home

White House evacuates Trump adviser and TikTok star aboard private jet — as Americans remain stranded in Middle East

More than a million Americans are believed to be in the Middle East, with around 9,000 having already returned home.

Questions about a possible #runoff in our #CountyCommissioner races (multi-seat race):
Total votes/seats = base number. 30% of that = runoff threshold. The top vote-getters (equal to # seats) win.
All signs point to no runoff.
NCGS 163-111(a)(2)
#ncpol #vote #CumberlandCountyNC

Recent DS200 routine update may cause minor delays, but biggest delay is 2024 law barring early vote tabulation before 7:30p. Memo below was not Board-approved (I saw it after it was sent) #ncpol #electionnight #reportingdelays #vote #electionnightresults #CumberlandCountyNC

305,473 votes cast thru Fri Feb 20 for Mar 3 NC primary; 300,076 in-person early (+34.4% from same point before 2022 primary), 5,397 mail ballots accepted. 1,566 same-day registrations. Images top 15 counties, daily comparisons 2026 vs 2022 primary in-person early voting. #ncpol

Take your Valentine voting today! (and also all your other friends)
Sites will be open 8am - 3pm today, February 14th, 2026 in Cumberland County.
#vote #cumberlandCountyNC #ncpol #earlyvoting #primaryelection #cumberlandcountyboardofelections #ValentinesDay2026 #ValentinesDay

Early Voting begins today!
#vote #cumberlandCountyNC #ncpol #earlyvoting #primaryelection #cumberlandcountyboardofelections

#NCSBE meeting this morning - this is member #JeffCarmon's back drop - I was delighted when I saw this!!

#NorthCarolinaStateBoardofElections #Webexmeeting #elections #vote #ncpol #johnlewis #JohnLewisLegacy #goodtrouble

On a day with so much awfulness just taking a moment to note with admiration a dignified leader

The #CCBOE meeting previously scheduled for 09:30am tomorrow (Tue2/3/26), has been rescheduled to 3pm (no date change, only the time changed).
The change is due to county offices not opening until 12pm tomorrow.
Agenda below
#ncpol #CumberlandCountyNC #CumberlandCountyBoardofElections #NCSBE

We are grateful; and we remember.....

#thankyou #thankyouforyoursupport #UK #Canada #France #Italy #Poland #Germany #Denmark #Spain #Netherlands #CzechRepublic #Estonia #Norway #NATO

upcoming deadlines for March 3 #ncpol primary as of Jan 23:

14 days, regular voter registration deadline Feb 6;

20 days, early voting starts Feb 12

25 days, absentee request deadline Feb 17

36 days, early voting ends Feb 28

39 days, primary day and absentee return deadline

Gavin Newsom just announced that California will be the first state to join the World Health Organization.

This is in direct defiance of Donald Trump, who just pulled the United States out of the organization.

Campaign signs may only be placed 30 days be4 the start of #EarlyVoting and only for those candidates who have a #PRIMARY.
NCGS 136-62
#Primary #Campaigns #ElectionInfo #ElectionRules #CampaignSigns #KnowTheRules #CandidateEducation #ncpol #vote #ccboe #ncsbe #NCElections #NCPrimary #NCVotes #VoteNC

Frey: "Do we partner to get the bad guys? Of course we do. Here's what we don't partner on- to just yank random people off the street because they happen to look Latino or Somali. We don't partner to do constant checks of passports, requiring people to bring it around with them. That's not America."

We now have a full-blown European-American crisis, and for no reason that the president is able to articulate

Supreme Court allows candidate challenges to state ballot-counting rules Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the court's opinion, allowing the challenge to “Illinois’s procedure for counting mail-in ballots received after election day" to proceed.

BREAKING: Supreme Court allows candidate challenges to state ballot-counting rules.

Chief Justice John Roberts wrote the court's opinion, allowing the challenge to “Illinois’s procedure for counting mail-in ballots received after election day" to proceed.

The latest at Law Dork:

Concerned by a #NCStateAuditor req. to investigate voter registration addresses in general & student add in particular. Serious implications for voter access. #ncpol #vote #voterregistration #voteraddress #studentvoters #votersuppression #CumberlandCountyNC #CCBOE #BoardofElections #NCSBE #HBCU #FSU

Allow me to address the elephant in the room: It is much more likely that an ICE agent has an arrest record than an immigrant. — Time to unmask, prosecute, and lock them up.

Joint Statement on Greenland 🇬🇱
stm.dk/statsministe...

If the DEA had killed 80 innocent Americans in the course of apprehending one drug dealer, there would be riots. But we are so ghoulishly indifferent to the lives and humanity of people abroad that it's barely even part of the conversation.

Questions:

*was this a military or law enforcement action?
*what is the legal justification for either?
*if it is military “self-defense,” what is the justification for “running” the country?
*does U.S. recognize Maduro (or his VP) as Venezuela’s leader?
*If so, why doesn’t this give him immunity?

January is usually quiet in the elections world-not now. Ours: #EarlyVoting hearing at the #NCSBE, #Godwin protest is back & our meeting was rescheduled.
Revised calendar below (will keep updating). #NCSBE #BOE #CumberlandCountyBoardofElections #cumberlandcountync #Godwin #ncpol #January2026

The President just gave China permission to invade Taiwan.....
#foreignpolicy #Venezuela #China #Taiwan

Ballots, tax returns and other important mail may not get postmarked the day you turn it in, Postal Service warns | CNN Politics If you rely on postmarks when casting your ballot, filing your taxes or paying bills, a new US Postal Service rule makes it clear that you should plan ahead.

Important info flying under the radar: This could significantly impact absentee ballots mailed close to the deadline and how we at the #BOE determine eligibility.
www.cnn.com/2025/12/31/p...
#vote #absenteeballots #midterms #midterms2026 #ncpol #BOE #USPS #postalservice #postmark

Hospitality doesn’t take Christmas off — and travelers don’t either.
Merry Christmas to all the hosts doing turnovers today. 🎄🧺 #airbnb #hospitality #hostlife #STR #fayettevillenc