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Court Protects Two Safety-Net Provisions in Election Law that Save Thousands of Voters
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Court Protects Two Safety-Net Provisions in Election Law that Save Thousands of Voters

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Court Protects Two Safety-Net Provisions in Election Law that Save Thousands of Voters

In a significant decision this afternoon, the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals blocked a ruling by federal District Court Justice Thomas Schroeder that would have repealed same-day registration during early voting and out-of-precinct voting on Election Day. The two provisions were in place for the March and June 2016 primaries and, because of today’s [...]

By Jen Jones| 2016-06-07T18:52:37-04:00 June 7th, 2016|Home Slider, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

Democracy NC “Vote Protectors” Assist Hundreds of Voters
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Democracy NC “Vote Protectors” Assist Hundreds of Voters

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Democracy NC “Vote Protectors” Assist Hundreds of Voters

Durham, NC, March 16, 2016 – While most North Carolina voters cast their ballots with relative ease, thousands of others faced serious problems because of election law changes, according to a voting-rights organization that coordinated the largest nonpartisan poll monitoring program in the state’s history on March 15. Democracy North Carolina, in a partnership with Ignite NC, [...]

By Jen Jones| 2016-03-17T11:59:08-04:00 March 16th, 2016|Home Slider, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

Op-ed: “NC voter ID law has become a dangerous farce”
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Op-ed: “NC voter ID law has become a dangerous farce”

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Op-ed: “NC voter ID law has become a dangerous farce”

Op-ed "How NC voter ID law has become a dangerous farce" originally published in the Raleigh News and Observer on January 27, 2016. Read full editorial here >> BY BOB HALL, DEMOCRACY NC In a matter of weeks, thousands of North Carolina voters will head to the polls unaware of what they’ll need to vote [...]

By Jen Jones| 2016-02-29T11:00:12-05:00 January 27th, 2016|Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments

Millionaires, Corporations, Lobbyists and General Assembly Elites Get New Power

Statement from Bob Hall, Executive Director, Democracy North Carolina, September 25, 2015 The bill that changes the date of the 2016 primary election includes an unrelated, terrible section that will greatly expand pay-to-play politics in North Carolina. This last-minute addition allows the top four legislative leaders to create political slush funds that can receive unlimited donations [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:15-05:00 September 25th, 2015|Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Media Feed & Press Releases, Money in Politics, Pay to Play|0 Comments

NC Republicans Suddenly Change Voter ID Requirement

On the heels of hundreds of citizen complaints at voter ID hearings across the state, and after years of mounting public and legal pressure, Democracy North Carolina is pleased that the NC General Assembly has decided to modify the needless voter ID hurdle that voters will face starting in 2016. Even if just one percent [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 June 25th, 2015|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights|0 Comments

Violations of Voter Reg Law Documented and Challenged

In two Notice Letters, national and state voting-rights groups notified North Carolina officials that the state is systematically violating the federal law that requires public assistance agencies and the Division of Motor Vehicles to help citizens register to vote. ** PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AGENCIES: According to the first notice letter, voter registration applications initiated at public [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 May 8th, 2015|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights|1 Comment

Data Highlight: US Supreme Court Rejects Aggressive Segregation
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Data Highlight: US Supreme Court Rejects Aggressive Segregation

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Data Highlight: US Supreme Court Rejects Aggressive Segregation

In March, the US Supreme Court ruled that maps drawn by Alabama lawmakers distorted the requirements of the Voting Rights Act by packing African Americans into a small number of districts. Today, the Court pointed to that decision and ordered the NC Supreme Court to reconsider a challenge to the maps drawn by the Republican-controlled [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 April 21st, 2015|Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Our Issues, Redistricting, Youth Vote|4 Comments

Data Highlight: Let Students Vote

NC Rep. Larry Hall and several other state legislators have introduced House Bill 240, “Allow NC College ID to Meet Voter ID Requirement,” at this link: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=h240 The law requiring voters to present a photo ID, beginning in 2016, has generated considerable controversy, as well as legal challenges in federal and state courts. Often lost [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 March 17th, 2015|Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Our Issues, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|0 Comments

LOD: Pope is No Dope

The Washington Post published a front-page story on Sunday about Art Pope’s unique role as both a powerful inside and outside player in a state’s politics. The writer drew on interviews and material from several groups across the political spectrum, including Democracy NC, for the profile and a clever chart of Pope’s network of influence. The article [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 July 21st, 2014|Citizens United Case, Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Money in Politics, Pay to Play, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Masked Madness

In another of what has become a pattern of wacko actions, the so-called Voter Integrity Project tried to stage a “fraud-in” at a Raleigh polling place during today’s runoff election. VIP leader Jay Delancy wanted to shoot photos of a group of masked voters to highlight the cheating he believes is committed by poorly identified [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 July 15th, 2014|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Voting Rights|0 Comments