Link-of-the-Day – Page 17 – Democracy North Carolina

LOD: Softer Stance or Clever Ploy?

Earlier this week, the NC State Board of Elections released a report which found that, of the 6.6 million registered voters in North Carolina, 612,955 may not have a DMV-issued photo ID. The News & Observer reports that "the new analysis, which compared Division of Motor Vehicles records to state voter lists, discovered that 53 [...]

By admin| 2017-01-03T12:05:23-05:00 January 11th, 2013|Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|1 Comment

LOD: Who’s Who Among NC Voters

An article today in the Wilmington Star-News describes the shifting profile of voters in New Hanover County; it points out that nearly all the growth since 2008 has come from new voters who chose to affiliate with neither major party. Democracy NC released a report that provides loads of state-level data showing changes in who [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-01-04T09:08:35-05:00 January 4th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|0 Comments

LOD: Pardon the Wilmington 10

Take a minute to call Gov. Bev Perdue and encourage her to issue a pardon for the “Wilmington 10” who, 40 years ago, were convicted of an arson conspiracy during racially polarized conflicts over desegregating the city’s schools. No physical evidence tied the 8 youth and 2 adults to the crime; the only “eyewitness” was bribed for his testimony [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 December 29th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Ethics, Link-of-the-Day|0 Comments

LOD: Power in Secrecy

Here’s a thorough analysis of how “mystery money” from secretive outside groups, mixed with extreme partisan redistricting, allows a handful of elitists to manipulate voters for political and economic riches. ProPublica examines how the process works at the national and state level, with North Carolina taking center stage. The story includes more revelations about the [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 December 27th, 2012|Citizens United Case, Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Pay to Play, Redistricting|0 Comments

LOD: Top Gun

The Center for Responsive Politics (aka Opensecrets.org) has this report on the National Rifle Association’s political intimidation machine. It has loads of links to other reports and the major players in the gun-fetish debate. Meanwhile, Chris Fitzsimon of NC Policy Watch has this review of Art Pope’s selection today as North Carolina’s next State Budget [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-12-20T17:40:33-05:00 December 20th, 2012|Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

Press Release: Analysis of 2012 Turnout: Who Voted in North Carolina?

Republicans, African Americans, Women and Seniors Post the Highest Voter Turnout Rates in North Carolina Read the full release (pdf), which includes the 2012 Voter Turnout Index. A new analysis of the 4.5 million ballots cast inNorth Carolinareveals that registered Republicans showed up at higher rates and in larger numbers than in 2008, which contributed to the [...]

By admin| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 December 19th, 2012|Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments

LOD: Your Voice or Their Money

Here’s a link to a short and powerful video that documents the impact of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United (“corporations may buy elections”) decision on North Carolina politics – and what North Carolinians can do about it. The video was produced in conjunction with Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies. Speakers are available to show [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 December 17th, 2012|Citizens United Case, Civic Engagement, Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments

LOD: Pushing Politics to Extremes

Scott Mooneyham, a veteran Associated Press reporter and now editor of the daily Insider report about NC politics, has written an important column about two factors that fuel overheated partisan politics – big money and gerrymandered political districts. Those factors need attention to give reasonable politicians a chance to survive polarizing posturing and wealthy narrow interests. [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-12-14T18:28:56-05:00 December 14th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Redistricting|0 Comments

LOD: Financing Judicial Elections

Here’s an essay from the Center for American Progress about the need for reforming how judicial elections are financed. It features North Carolina’s public financing program and discusses ways it could be improved with a new provision that said qualifying candidates could receive supplementary public funds to match small donations they raise from voters, up [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 December 13th, 2012|Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments

LOD: Foundation for Corruption

Governor-elect Pat McCrory promised to end the pay-to-play culture in North Carolina. You can hope that he will not be as crazy as current Democratic transportation officials who last week named a bridge after Lanny Wilson of Wilmington. Mr. Wilson is the mega-developer/fundraiser in the middle of the 2009 Mike Easley scandal that involved illegal [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-12-11T20:37:14-05:00 December 11th, 2012|Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments