The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request by North Carolina lawmakers to review a case that struck down 2011 state legislative districts drawn as illegal racial gerrymanders. The Court also sent the case back to the lower court to determine whether elections should be held in 2017 as initially ordered. Voting rights group [...]
Celebrate Democracy North Carolina’s work, honor our beloved Executive Director Bob Hall, and look to the future! Join us at Hayti Heritage Center in Durham. Our Program begins at 7:30 pm in the Performance Hall. We’ll honor the important roots of Democracy NC, celebrate our victories, and look forward to the work ahead. Bob’s remarkable [...]
Nancy Shakir (1939-2017) Longtime Democracy North Carolina Southeastern Organizer Nancy Shakir passed away on February 5, 2017. Nancy was a teacher and courageous truth-teller, a mother and grandmother, a candidate for Congress and grassroots organizer. She packed a tremendous amount into her 77 years. A founding member and officer of the National Coalition [...]
DURHAM, N.C. — Longtime Democracy North Carolina Executive Director Bob Hall has announced that he will retire next spring. Plans for the leadership change, quietly underway for over a year, were announced this morning in an email to the organization’s more than 70,000 supporters. For the past 25 years, Hall has directed the organization’s campaigns [...]
North Carolina's Gov. Pat McCrory lost his bid for re-election on Nov. 8. But weeks later, McCrory still refuses to concede. Instead McCrory's team has launched a misinformation campaign centered around lodging frivolous complaints against handfuls of voters in more than half of North Carolina counties — all to cast doubt on the election results. [...]
DEMOCRACY NC STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT’S DENIAL OF STAY OF NC VOTING LAW WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court refused a request by the state of North Carolina to temporarily block part of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling striking down North Carolina's restrictive 2013 voting law. With today’s decision, a federal appeals court’s [...]
We're not done yet. North Carolina's second primary is coming up fast on Tuesday, June 7. Many of us will have a chance to choose U.S. Congressional candidates based on newly-drawn districts, but all North Carolina voters will be able to vote for their candidate to fill one of seven seats on the N.C. Supreme Court. The race for a [...]
