People with only a hammer see everything as a nail. Three voters caught trying to vote twice in the 2008 presidential election are now being prosecuted by the Wake County district attorney; they were jailed with a felony charge and $10,000 bond. The NC Republican Party and other advocates for a photo ID requirement are delighted [...]
Congratulations to all those inside and outside the General Assembly whose combined work blocked the Republican attempt to override Gov. Perdue’s veto of the photo ID bill (H-351). But rather than accept defeat in a fair vote, the Republican Majority Paul Stam demonstrated his real commitment to the integrity of elections: He cast his vote [...]
Advocates for requiring voters to show a government photo ID are hitting a few more points in their closing arguments before a veto override vote expected this week. The arguments all fall short. First, they say, “Democrats in Rhode Island just adopted a photo ID law, why not do it here.” But the RI law [...]
The Respect Our Vote Coalition held another demonstration outside the General Assembly this week, in blazing heat and high spirits. Browse these photos of the event and also this story from WRAL-TV, with a link to a video clip of Democracy NC organizer Shaunee Morgan, the super MC for the day. People from all over [...]
I brought my 13-year old daughter with me last Wednesday to Democracy NC's voting rights rally so she could balance way too many episodes of "Millionaire Matchmaker" and "Dawson's Creek" with a dose of real life. She got it in spades, too, when a man arriving for the counter-protest mounted by AFP was rude to [...]
Join Democracy North Carolina and others on Wednesday, July 13, in Raleigh at the Respect Our Vote Rally. Good speakers, good friends, good cause, and a good time to say No to partisan attacks on your voting rights. In addition to scheming to override Gov. Perdue’s veto of the photo ID bill, conservative lawmakers will [...]
Governor Bev Perdue stepped up to defend the voters of North Carolina today by vetoing H-351; that’s the Republican bill to require voters to show a government-issued photo ID each time they vote. For decades, North Carolina has been in the bottom third of the 50 states for voter turnout, often among the worse 10 [...]
This weekend in Charlotte... On a lovely Saturday morning, we attended the infamous Black Berry Brunch with its galore of summer hats; pastel colored suits and finely dressed escorts. The event was hosted by the Black Women Caucus to discuss the ignored efforts the state has on Education and to celebrate the recognized awardees for [...]
A hodgepodge of anti-voter bills resurfaced this afternoon in the House Committee on Elections as a single 44-page proposal, without warning or even a summary of its complex contents for committee members. Republican chair David Lewis wanted the bill voted on that afternoon. Rep. Deborah Ross (D-Wake County) called the process “legislative malfeasance,” and others [...]
A report from the Pew Center on the States reveals the sharp differences in what various state legislatures achieved this year, depending on which partisan group has “one party rule.” Republicans now have control of the legislature and governorship in 20 states, up from 8 before the 2010 election, while the Democrats are in total [...]