Republicans in Raleigh are reviving their push for a hard-line bill that would require voters to show a government-issued photo ID each time they vote. There was a brief moment where Republicans seemed to recognize that accepting a broader range of ID documents would be fine, but the zealots’ perspective has apparently prevailed: North Carolina [...]
The proposal to make NC voters show a government-issued photo ID is gaining widespread condemnation by editorial boards across the state. Read these recent editorials from the major newspapers in Asheville, Greensboro, Raleigh, and Wilmington. Smaller papers in places like Ahoskie and little Washington are also covering the issue. The head of the NC Republican [...]
JCSU Students Plan March 21 Rally To Voice Concerns Over Threat To Voting Rights Rally to be held on Monday, March 21st starting at 11:00 AM on the steps of Biddle Memorial Hall on the Johnson C. Smith campus. Student and community leaders, Johnson C. Smith President Dr. Ronald Carter and NC District 40 Senator [...]
House Bill 351 was introduced in the NC General Assembly yesterday requiring NC voters to present government-issued photo ID each time they vote. Our research shows that this bill could negatively affect more than 460,000 active voters statewide who lack a government-issued photo ID, primarily seniors, women, college students and African-American voters. Worse, as our [...]
NC GOP leaders finally introduced their voter photo ID bill late yesterday and it's just a bad bill all around. Not only does it not address the biggest causes of voter fraud, it actually makes it easier to commit absentee ballot fraud, is badly underfunded and imposes a host of costly administrative requirements on NC counties. [...]
Context is always important. These two columns in national publications provide valuable context and important insights into what are the reasonable limits of a code of ethical conduct for Supreme Court justices and what are unreasonable restrictions on voting. The column about voting includes the conservative Cato Institute’s worry that the misplaced drumbeat for a [...]
Is there a national effort to make voting harder for young people? The head of Generation18 provides an overview of the issue and the anti-voter efforts across the country, as well as a plea for deeper civics education in our schools. Closer to home, Charlotte WBTV has a cover story on how the issue is [...]
For additional information, contact Bob Hall, Democracy North Carolina, 919-489-1931 Data Highlight: Who Are the Active Voters Without A Photo ID? Who are the voters most likely to face barriers by a proposal to require voters to show a government-issued photo ID each time they vote? In early February, the State Board of Elections matched its database [...]
Who are the voters most likely to face possible disenfranchisement by a Republican proposal to require NC voters to show a government-issued photo ID each time they vote? In early February, the State Board of Elections matched its database of registered voters with records at the Division of Motor Vehicles and learned that 1 million [...]
They may be old, but they know what they are talking about. Help us spread this video so we can spread the word about opposing the Voter Photo ID Bill: