2026 NC Primaries Breakdown — Rejected Ballots, Gerrymandering & Canvassing Comes Next

About this episode

This episode breaks down the canvassing process in North Carolina and discusses racial disparities in ballot rejections.

The March primary is over, but the election process isn't. Right now, 100 county boards across North Carolina are in the canvass period, and most people have never heard of it. In this episode of Built by Us, host Kai McNeil sits down with Democracy NC's Senior Policy Analyst Brian Kennedy and Professor Michael Bitzer, Director of the NC Center for Politics, to break down what canvassing actually is, what the data shows about racial disparities in ballot rejections, and how racial gerry...

People in this episode

Host: Kai McNeil

Guests: Brian Kennedy, Michael Bitzer

Topics covered

• NC Primaries
• Rejected Ballots
• Gerrymandering
• Canvassing
• Racial Disparities

Keywords

• election process
• canvass period
• Democracy NC
• NC Center for Politics

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Books & works: Built by Us

Places: NC, North Carolina

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