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LOD: Turning 51% into 64%

A column from the John Locke Foundation points out that even though Republicans received only 51% of the votes cast in NC House contests, they won 64% or 77 of the 120 seats in that chamber of the General Assembly. A similar imbalance happened in the state Senate elections this year because of the way [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 December 6th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Redistricting, Voting Rights|2 Comments

LOD: Blame the Students

Students at Warren Wilson College are being treated as expendable voters in a concerted effort by Republicans to gain a majority on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. For years, students at the renowned liberal college have been registered as living at the campus’ main address (701 Warren Wilson Road), but after the latest redistricting, [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 November 30th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Redistricting, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|0 Comments

LOD: Anti-Voter Strategy Exposed

The Palm Beach Post has this insider’s account of why Republicans and their surrogates want more restrictions on voting. According to the Post: A new Florida law that contributed to long voter lines and caused some to abandon voting altogether was intentionally designed by Florida GOP staff and consultants to inhibit Democratic voters, former GOP [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-11-26T18:04:25-05:00 November 26th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Step Aside, Mr. Justice

“If justice and fairness are to prevail, the integrity of the court's justices and the proceedings cannot be influenced by money or even have the appearance of being sold to the highest bidder. Whenever this possibility arises, we must call on the court to examine itself, and if necessary, recuse any justice or judge whose [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 November 21st, 2012|Citizens United Case, Ethics, Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Pay to Play, Redistricting|0 Comments

LOD: Everyone a Winner

FairVote's Rob Richie has a featured op-ed in the Washington Post that explains why the winner-take-all election system lets a minority of voters elect a majority of the members of Congress. His solution involves adopting federal and state laws that establish bigger US House districts with multiple members per district elected using forms of proportional [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 November 20th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Redistricting, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: ID Fight Backfires, Not Over

The co-director of the Advancement Project provides a useful summary of the status and impact of proposals to restrict voting across the nation: “This year, democracy itself was on the ballot – and America chose it in droves. Latino voters made a historic showing at the polls, comprising 10 percent of the electorate, up from [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-11-15T21:16:15-05:00 November 15th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Outside Money Inside NC Politics

For the latest analysis of electioneering groups spending money to influence the outcome of North Carolina’s gubernatorial, Supreme Court and other elections, see this updated report from the Institute for Southern Studies released today. WRAL reports that the volume of Republican Party money spent on ads to elect Paul Newby to the Supreme Court puts [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-11-14T21:13:32-05:00 November 14th, 2012|Citizens United Case, Disclosure, Ethics, Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play, Redistricting|0 Comments

LOD: Know a Provisional Ballot Voter?

Do you know someone in NC who cast a Provisional Ballot? Those ballots could determine the winner of a few remaining close elections, including the Lt. Governor and 7th Congressional District contests. County Boards of Elections are researching the ballots now to decide which ones will count. Voters of provisional ballots have until Thursday at 5 PM [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-11-13T18:31:38-05:00 November 13th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Will the Court Clear Pre-clearance?

The US Supreme Court has now agreed to hear a case from Alabama that challenges Section 5 or the pre-clearance section of the federal Voting Rights Act, the most effective law protecting the rights of people of color and other voters. The challengers say there’s no longer a need for some counties and other jurisdictions to [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 November 12th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Thousands of 112 Year Old Voters in NC?

The NC State Board of Elections has released a letter in response to trumped up allegations by NC Civitas blogger Sue Myrick that thousands of 112 year olds are on the voter rolls and voted in North Carolina this year. The Board's response emphatically states that these reports are not accurate and gives the facts [...]

By admin| 2017-01-03T12:05:24-05:00 November 7th, 2012|Link-of-the-Day, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments