Link-of-the-Day – Page 14 – Democracy North Carolina

LOD: State Senate Fundraising, 2012

NC FreeEnterprise Foundation released a detailed, 10-page report analyzing the state Senate elections for 2012. It begins: “When Democrats held a majority in the North Carolina Senate, they routinely and significantly out-raised their Republican counterparts and wielded their financial advantage to frequently win hotly contested races in competitive districts and to ultimately maintain power. That [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-03-19T22:01:38-04:00 March 19th, 2013|Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Redistricting|0 Comments

LOD: NC Leg’s Top 2012 Donor Arrested

The man at the center of a national gambling scandal that caused Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll of Florida to resign last week played a surprisingly large – and mysterious – role in financing North Carolina politicians in 2012, according to new research by the election reform group Democracy North Carolina: ● Chase E. Burns, owner [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 March 18th, 2013|Disclosure, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: Crony Pollution

Because of threats to water supplies, a proposed mining project in Texas faced tough odds for getting the necessary permits. But then cronyism and political money stepped in. Is this the story of how fracking will play out in NC, except with the help of a different party at a different level of government? Or [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 March 15th, 2013|Environmental Issues, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: A Voter Fraud Epidemic?

North Carolina seems poised to become the next state to pass a controversial voter photo ID law despite overwhelming opposition at a public hearing held in Raleigh this week. Supporters say voter ID is needed because of the imminent threat voter fraud poses to our democracy, with scores of illegally cast ballots cancelling out legitimate votes. However, [...]

By admin| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 March 14th, 2013|Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|1 Comment

LOD: Public Outcry on Photo IDs

Dozens of North Carolinians stepped up to the microphone at a public hearing yesterday to lambast a proposal that sounds too reminiscent of the old poll tax and literacy test that kept their parents and grandparents from voting. On the other hand, the photo ID proposal is common sense to many whites with little understanding [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-03-13T22:15:13-04:00 March 13th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Not Waiting for Godot

Do you think it’s hopeless to challenge the advantage of big money in politics, especially after the Citizens United decision? Mark Schmitt points out that programs that amplify the power of small donors with “clean” public grants or matching money are effectively giving candidates the resources to wage viable campaigns. And even after CU, the [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-03-07T21:14:53-05:00 March 7th, 2013|Citizens United Case, FENA, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments

LOD: Advice for Voter ID

Here’s a statement from Bob Hall, executive director of Democracy North Carolina: Today, the NC Republican House leadership announced a process to hear comments from the public and move toward adoption of legislation that would require voters to show a photo ID before voting, if they vote in person. Legislators say that the bill will [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 March 5th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|2 Comments

LOD: A Well-Oiled Kickback

Back in the mid-1990s, when oil companies were whining about cheap prices and low profits, Congress decided to waive the federal royalties to encourage new wells in the Gulf of Mexico. Now that oil profits are soaring and prices have jumped from under $12 to over $100 a barrel, do you think the oil companies [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 March 4th, 2013|Citizens United Case, Environmental Issues, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

LOD: Fraud Fighters Adopt Fraud

True the Vote likes to portray its mission as exposing voter fraud and protecting election integrity. Improvements can be made in the election system, but too often vigilante protectors wind up creating more fraud than they prevent. Case in point is a new report from True the Vote that aims to debunk “the myth of [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 March 1st, 2013|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Supremes v. Voting Rights

The Election Law Blog features lawyerly commentary on the yesterday’s slugfest in the US Supreme Court over the Voting Rights Act . It looks like the Voting Rights Act lost based on the nasty questions and remarks by the majority of justices. For more coverage, you can scroll to the previous or following pages of [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:22-05:00 February 28th, 2013|Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments