Link-of-the-Day – Page 12 – Democracy North Carolina

LOD: New Elections Board

The new Republican-majority State Board of Elections took office today and quickly elected attorney Josh Howard as its chair. Partisan wrangling broke out over the selection of the new executive director to replace the 20-year veteran Gary Bartlett. Bartlett is nationally recognized for upgrading the state’s voting system, increasing professional management of county election offices, [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-05-01T22:10:21-04:00 May 1st, 2013|Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Money in Politics, Pay to Play, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Nonviolent Resistance

Amid prayers, songs, and speeches condemning a litany of new policies attacking the poor, seventeen protesters were arrested as they blocked the giant gold doors leading into the state Senate chamber. Adam Sotak of Democracy North Carolina joined the Rev. William J. Barber II of the NC NAACP and 15 others who followed the tradition [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 April 30th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Cultural Wars for Hire

Here’s an assessment from the Guardian of how rightwing mega-millionaires are fueling cultural war in states like North Carolina to gain unusual political power and implement their economic goals (Art Pope is featured). Says the report, “It is no secret that if you want to get large numbers of lower-income people to support a rightwing fiscal agenda, social [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-04-29T22:10:26-04:00 April 29th, 2013|Citizens United Case, Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics|0 Comments

LOD: Silence Unwanted Voices

On Wednesday, the NC House passed H 589, one of the most restrictive government photo ID bills in the country. The bill's sponsors opposed amendments to accept photo IDs from high schools or private colleges. Several other amendments were rejected, including a backup provision acceptable to 70% of NC voters: the backup would allow the [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 April 26th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|0 Comments

LOD: Look Under the Rug

On Monday morning, April 22, Democracy North Carolina’s executive director Bob Hall filed a formal request with the State Board of Elections to investigate possible illegal behavior related to campaign contributions by donors connected with the sweepstakes café industry. The call for investigation follows two research reports released by Democracy NC on March 18 and March [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-04-25T22:11:41-04:00 April 25th, 2013|Disclosure, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Media Feed & Press Releases, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: Investigate Sweepstake Money?

The Associated Press has a story on the wire tonight that builds on an investigative report by Democracy North Carolina from last month, as well as substantial additional material we provided the AP reporter. There's more to be told, but the AP story for tonight begins: “State elections officials are calling for an investigation of [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-04-23T21:46:14-04:00 April 23rd, 2013|Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: Judges, Not Politicians

Our state’s successful judicial public financing program is a national model, replicated in several states, but several bills in the General Assembly would kill it. The program provides a statewide voter guide and an alternative source of campaign funds for appellate court candidates who abide by certain public trust conditions. Here’s an update from NC Voters [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-04-22T18:44:29-04:00 April 22nd, 2013|Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments

LOD: Who Lacks a Photo ID

A new State Board of Elections analysis pinpoints who will be most harmed by a photo ID law. It says 318,643 out of 6.4 million voters don’t appear to have a NC driver’s license or identity card from the Division of Motor Vehicles. African Americans are a disproportionate share of this group. They’re 23% of all [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-04-19T12:35:02-04:00 April 19th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Majority Favor ID Alternative

A survey by an independent polling firm adds new insights into how North Carolinians view a proposed photo ID requirement for voters. The poll by SurveyUSA indicates that 75% of NC voters favor a photo ID bill, but only a third think passing it should be a high priority. Also, 70% say a registered voter [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 April 17th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Gotta Serve Somebody

The chair of the Stanly County Board of Elections sets Lt. Gov. Dan Forest straight about provisional ballots in this column. In an earlier column, Forest revealed an embarrassing ignorance of election law when he claimed that provisional ballots are arbitrarily counted or discounted, without any standard, and a photo ID requirement would be the [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-04-16T22:16:00-04:00 April 16th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|1 Comment