[Update (12/14/2020): On December 10, 2020, the North Carolina Department of Justice issued an informal opinion letter that differs from the opinion that I reach in this blog post. In the post, I conclude that cities and counties probably lack … Read more

The social justice protests that erupted in many areas of the country this summer focused mostly on law enforcement.  But systemic bias can infect any area of government, even the seemingly objective world of property tax administration.  For proof, check … Read more

[For a fuller discussion, with statutory citations, click] North Carolina’s election laws provide two different ways for losing candidates to challenge an election—one way for most elections and one way for top state offices. For the great majority of elective … Read more