On February 16, the North Carolina legislature convenes for a 3-day special session. Although the special session was called to consider election law bills, according to this story, legislative leaders say they will not vote on any bill in the February session. Instead, bills will only move in the regular session that starts in May.

This appears to mean that HB 32, the ballot access bill that passed the House last year, won’t get a vote in the State Senate until May at the earliest. The bill substantially eases the number of signatures required for minor parties and independent candidates.