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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

Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Our Issues, Redistricting, Youth Vote

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

Victims of the New Election Law Say, “We Learned the Hard Way!”

PRESS ADVISORY PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY Democracy North Carolina is releasing new information about hundreds of voters who tried to vote in the May primary but were denied a chance to participate because of major changes in NC’s election law. The press conference includes the personal stories of a soldier, nurse, disabled senior, student, former felon, [...]

By gabe@democracy-nc.org| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 September 10th, 2014|Media Feed & Press Releases, Our Issues, Tales From The Frontline, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: New Law=Less Confidence

Volunteers with Democracy NC and other groups conducted a large Exit Survey at the polls in 34 counties during the May primary. An analysis of the 7,000 surveys undermines NC House Speaker Thom Tillis’ justification for passing the Monster Law; he said it was needed to “restore confidence” in elections, but it’s causing just the [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 July 2nd, 2014|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Fuzzy Math

Republican attorneys and the State of North Carolina filed their response brief against the NC NAACP, League of Women Voters and others seeking an injunction to stop the Monster Law while the legal case winds its way through the courts. Basically, the brief says that more blacks voted in North Carolina's recent primary than in [...]

By Bob Hall| 2014-07-06T18:19:12-04:00 June 28th, 2014|Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Big Money, Big Talk

Bob Hall, executive director of Democracy North Carolina, released two statements following news today about (1) the US Supreme Court's decision to repeal limits on the total amount a donor can contribute to all federal candidates and parties in an election cycle, and (2) the State Board of Elections's announcement that it found thousands of [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 April 2nd, 2014|Citizens United Case, Civic Engagement, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Money in Politics, Pay to Play, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Count Voters by County

Mecklenburg County has seen a net increase of 14,700 Democrats and 26,100 black voters since 2008, but a loss of 13,900 Republicans and 11,800 white voters, after taking into account deaths, moves, and party registration changes. By contrast, next door in Gaston County, Democrats have lost 2,400 members over the past five years while Republicans [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 December 30th, 2013|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases|0 Comments

LOD: The Good, Bad & Unclear

It’s been a rough year for democracy in North Carolina – but there were some positives worth noting, too. Check out Democracy North Carolina’s special wrap-up report, “2013: The Good, the Bad and the Unclear.” There are 12 items, 4 for each category. You may have some candidates to add to the list. Share them [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:16-05:00 December 23rd, 2013|Civic Engagement, Disclosure, Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Money in Politics, Pay to Play, Voting Rights|0 Comments

Statement on US Justice Department’s Lawsuit Against NC Election Law

From Bob Hall, Executive Director, Democracy North Carolina September 30, 2013 Democracy North Carolina applauds the decision of the US Department of Justice to file suit against key provisions of North Carolina’s new anti-voter law, HB-589. We welcome a vigorous challenge to a law designed to push away certain voters and rig the election system [...]

By admin| 2017-01-03T12:05:17-05:00 September 30th, 2013|Media Feed & Press Releases, Our Issues, Voting Rights|0 Comments