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LOD: Caucus Money Hits Record

On the eve of tomorrow’s General Assembly session, you’d like to see your legislators in meetings with their constituents, discussing their concerns about what state government should do. Well, that’s not exactly what you get in today’s General Assembly, where many seats cost more than $250,000 to win and money is always on the mind. [...]

By Bob Hall| 2013-01-29T10:45:36-05:00 January 29th, 2013|Ethics, Link-of-the-Day, Lobbying, Media Feed & Press Releases, 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: 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: Early Voting Alert

You may be surprised by the names you see on the ballot – especially if you’re among the millions of North Carolina voters with new General Assembly and Congressional districts. You may even get the wrong ballot, but how will you know!?! Be prepared – preview your ballot before you vote; learn how at NCElectionConnection.com. [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-10-18T05:44:12-04:00 October 18th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: See Your Whole Ballot Now

You can now preview your actual ballot for the November election online, at the website of the State Board of Elections. Use this link for registered voters; enter your first and last names only, as they appear on the registration rolls; enter your county if you have a relatively common name; don’t enter the birth [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:25-05:00 September 29th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Corporate $ in Gov’s Contest

The Center for Public Integrity has a useful new report about the role of outside money in the North Carolina governor’s contest. It picks up on a theme raised by Democracy North Carolina in a formal complaint to the State Board of Elections in 2008 – namely, that national Republican and Democratic groups were pumping [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-09-05T15:56:51-04:00 September 5th, 2012|Citizens United Case, Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Money in Politics|0 Comments

LOD: Early Voting Shouldn’t Be Partisan

Early Voting is very popular in North Carolina and the evidence shows it doesn’t inherently favor Democrats or Republicans (see reports here and here). But in the current hyper-partisan environment, disputes over the location and hours of Early Voting sites are too often turning into a power struggle instead of a rational discussion about sensible [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:26-05:00 August 9th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights|0 Comments

LOD: Growing Latino Vote in NC

A report released today reveals that North Carolina has 115,000 registered Latino voters or nearly 25,000 more than the official count at the State Board of Elections (which only began asking voters their ethnicity in 2002). That's a 35% increase over the number in October 2008. In addition, the report says another 100,000 unregistered Latino [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-08-08T13:36:22-04:00 August 8th, 2012|Civic Engagement, Get Out the Vote, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voting Rights, Youth Vote|3 Comments

LOD: Inside View of Outside Money

Because the State Board of Elections is starved for funds, the public gets a poor view of how money flows into our elections: Who is giving and spending what for whose benefit? While other states have searchable databases of donors, the backlog for processing campaign disclosure reports in NC is measured in years. (See, for [...]

By Bob Hall| 2017-01-03T12:05:26-05:00 July 27th, 2012|Disclosure, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Money in Politics|0 Comments

LOD: Candidates Rewarded for Good

In the midst of Super PAC spending and candidates hustling big-dollar donors, here’s a positive story from North Carolina: Candidates are actually agreeing to accept strict campaign spending limits and to rely only on small donations and a public grant authorized by hundreds of registered voters! Today, the State Board of Elections sent notices to [...]

By Bob Hall| 2012-05-24T18:23:48-04:00 May 24th, 2012|Judicial Elections, Link-of-the-Day, Media Feed & Press Releases, Voter-Owned Elections|0 Comments

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