Peter Boykin (@peterboykin)

Raleigh’s Election Shakeup, Duke’s Data Center Promise, And The $300K Gated-Community Grab North Carolina politics, Raleigh power, local accountability, and the Constitutionalist for Liberty perspective https://gorightnews.com/raleighs-election-shakeup-dukes-data-center-promise-and-the-300k-gated-community-grab/ Go Right NC Report by Peter Boykin GoRightNC.com | GoRightNews.com | PeterBoykin.com Published Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Good evening, North Carolina. Raleigh is moving fast, and taxpayers should not blink. The Senate has advanced election-law changes that could shorten early voting in primaries, expand state auditor reviews of county election systems, and raise campaign-finance reporting thresholds. A $300,000 budget earmark for a gated community connected to a sitting legislator may now be clawed back. Duke Energy is promising that data centers will not dump their power costs onto households, but state leaders want that promise made enforceable. Western North Carolina has new recovery money coming in, and Raleigh is preparing to lift water restrictions after heavy July rain. That is a lot of government power moving in different directions. The question is simple: who pays, who benefits, and who is watching? This updated Go Right NC Report covers the Senate’s election-law shakeup, proposed cuts to primary early voting, expanded election audits, campaign-finance transparency changes, the $300,000 Carolina Lakes earmark clawback, Duke Energy’s voluntary data-center ratepayer pledge, western North Carolina recovery grants, Raleigh’s water restrictions, and why promises must become enforceable policy. #GoRightNC #GoRightNews #PeterBoykin #PeterBoykinDotCom #NorthCarolina #NCPolitics #NCGA #ElectionIntegrity #EarlyVoting #CampaignFinance #DukeEnergy #DataCenters #HeleneRecovery #RatepayerProtection #TaxpayerAccountability #LocalControl #ConstitutionalistForLiberty