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 [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
A report released today pinpoints potential hot spots in North Carolina where Tea Party-inspired volunteers may try to disrupt the upcoming election by questioning the legitimacy of voters, particularly at heavily African-American polling places. The report by the Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights says there are 286 volunteers signed up with Texas-based [...]
The Associated Press reports: “A coalition of civil and voting rights groups alleges in a legal motion filed Friday that political districts approved by the majority-Republican North Carolina legislature disenfranchise black voters and asks a state court to declare the lines unconstitutional” – not for the November elections but for the future. Democracy North Carolina [...]