https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article293130869.html

Paywalled, so, excerpts:

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DID THE STATE REMOVE 750,000 VOTERS ALL AT ONCE?

No.

In actuality, the removal of these registrations was a part of routine list maintenance conducted over the course of 20 months.

WAS THIS A PLOY BY THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?

No.

The removal of these voter registrations was a part of routine list maintenance conducted by staff of the State Board of Elections, a board made up of appointees from both parties. Democrats have a majority on the board.

IF I DIDN’T VOTE IN THE LAST TWO FEDERAL ELECTIONS, IS MY REGISTRATION CANCELED NOW?

Not necessarily.

The second most common reason a voter’s registration was removed from the rolls was because they underwent two federal elections while in inactive status.

However, to achieve inactive status, a voter must have already skipped two consecutive federal elections. It is not until they fail to vote in two more federal elections that they are removed from the voter rolls.

IS IT TOO LATE TO REGISTER TO VOTE?

No.

The deadline to register to vote in the 2024 elections is Oct. 11.

Voters who miss this deadline can also participate in same-day registration during early voting, which runs from Oct. 17 to Nov. 2.

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Andy Griffith gets real.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/27/politics/mark-robinson-hospitalized/index.html

«Robinson’s burns stemmed from an accident at an automotive show and no foul play was involved, a law enforcement source told CNN.

Robinson, North Carolina’s Republican nominee for governor, had made several campaign stops around the state on Friday, according to a previously provided schedule and social media posts. His final stop was the Mayberry Truck Show and Parade in Mount Airy, where the incident occurred.»

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/26/trump-voter-turnout-elon-musk-pac

https://www.mediaite.com/politics/independent-challenger-overtakes-nebraskas-republican-senator-in-new-poll-drops-scathing-new-ad/

Interesting ad. I actually like Nebraska, for some reason. Spent a couple of days there, Omaha, McCook, North Platte.

https://open.substack.com/pub/thebulwark/p/yet-another-mark-robinson-eye-popper?selection=d2c91eca-6003-46db-bb76-be120c8e3fbd&utm_campaign=post-share-selection&utm_medium=web

https://dearlstephens.substack.com/p/white-noise

Former managing editor of Stars and Stripes, and, coincidentally, not college educated.

And yet….

https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/22/politics/mark-robinson-campaign-resignations/index.html

Cutting their losses, I guess.

https://gfzpublic.gfz-potsdam.de/rest/items/item_5027584_1/component/file_5027670/content

Ha! Eat that, Elon Musk!

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/us/politics/liz-cheney-republican-party.html

I’ve predicted this in the past, the fracturing of the Republican party and the emergence of a new party, but… we’ve had Dems vs. Repubs since 1854, and I honestly don’t see it without something more holocaust-y than what’s happening now. (Nor do I want anything more holocaust-y.)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/09/21/young-voter-registration-breaking-records-swift/75306021007/

Hey, kids! Just want to add: state-level elections are also key. State judges and legislatures determine who can vote, how they can vote, who can get abortions, which bathrooms people can use, how schools should treat people, who gets tax money for private religious schools, gun-safety laws, and so on and so forth.