Bill allowing greater movement at polls for partisan election observers clears first vote. But one key Republican has concerns

House Bill 772 would give election observers more freedom to move around polling sites and use their phone to take notes and record photos or videos of signage set up at precincts.

North Carolina state Rep. Tricia Cotham, a Democrat who represents Mecklenburg County, attends the first day of a new legislative session on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023.

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Judiciary Committee on Wednesday advanced a bill that critics worry may create confusion and unrest at polling sites.

House Bill 772, which had its fi…