The change follows months of controversy over a seat on the commission left vacant by current North Carolina Sen. Chris Measmer. The county faced a lawsuit after voting to appoint the Cabarrus GOP’s pick to the seat and struggled to appoint a replacement after a judge barred her from taking office.

The spate of individuals and organizations attempting to intervene in the DOJ lawsuit fear that this correction process has the potential to disenfranchise voters who fail or are unable to respond to the mailings, or discourage North Carolinians from voting because of the additional hoops it creates.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Donald Trump on Tuesday floated his daughter-in-law Lara Trump as a possible replacement for U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, who will not seek reelection in North Carolina after clashing with the U.S. president over his tax-cut and spending bill.

Lara Trump is reportedly considering a Senate campaign after Thom Tillis announced that he would not run for reelection.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Sunday announced he will not seek reelection to the Senate next year, firing a political shock wave into the midterm cycle after he said he would oppose President

Sen. Thom Tillis’ decision not to seek reelection is jolting what was already expected to be a fierce battle for his seat, which will now be wide open in 2026.

N.C., announced he will not run for re-election a day after he was one of two GOP senators who voted no on a motion to proceed on the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on Tillis' viewpoint of the budget bill and working in Congress.

Filing is set to begin for hopefuls in municipal elections around the Triad. Guilford County announced on Tuesday that municipal candidates can file for the race in

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday he will not seek reelection next year, an abrupt announcement that came one day after he staked out his opposition to President Donald Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts package because of its reductions to health care programs.