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Dec 12, 2019: Bait & switch on voting machines - and other election news

Register now to attend an impeachment eve rally near you. Impeach & Remove rallies will occur all around the country the night before the House votes on its Articles of Impeachment, which looks like it will be next week. By registering, you'll get an

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Dec 4, 2019: ICYMI This Week

The only appropriate ICYMI This (two) Week(s) has to include both Patti's post from last Monday and Michelle's post from this Monday. They teach us something we could always relearn: that gratitude and compassion are necessary states of mind for people like all

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Nov 13, 2019: ICYMI This Week

The public comment portal on the redrawing of Congressional districts is still open! If you haven't left your comment yet, now is your time to ask the NCGA to: Draw Congressional maps that protect voters of color and other  targeted populations by drawing districts

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Nov 6, 2019: ICYMI This Week

Join Flip NC for the December 8th SUPER Canvass! On December 8, 2019, FLIP NC is coordinating with grassroots volunteers across North Carolina for a statewide SUPER CANVASS. The message is simple: When we knock, we win! View the results of the election yesterday

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Oct 30, 2019: ICYMI This Week

Join Neighbors On Call for voter registration/ID training on Nov. 7, 6:30 - 8 pm, Durham SW Regional Library. Have you voted in your municipal election? If not, click here for info about early voting sites and hours (now through Nov 1)

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Oct 9, 2019: ICYMI This Week

UPDATE: View the results of the NC municipal elections here! Frustratingly, the Duke rate hike bill has new life again and has cleared the state Senate. Among other things, it would allow "the North Carolina Utilities Commission [to] approve electric rate increases up to

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Oct 2, 2019: ICYMI This Week

Republican-sponsored SB250 got a committee hearing yesterday. This bill, alternatively titled “Remove Foreign Citizens from Voting Rolls,” requires state and county boards of elections "to identify non-citizens on the voting rolls...by using records of excusal or disqualification from jury duty.” What it actually

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Aug 14, 2019: ICYMI This Week

We're close to ordering our fall voter photo ID postcards, so if you've been thinking about signing up as a poscard captain, do it now!  Find nine folks to chip in $15 each (to cover hard costs), register, and you're all set! You'll find

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Jul 31, 2019: ICYMI This Week

ACTION ALERT: Tell the NC Board of Elections to keep its promise to secure our elections, to NOT certify any new voting machines, and to commit to making hand-marked paper ballots the standard in North Carolina. Details below. As we all know, things in

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July 4, 2019: Celebrate freedom by protecting voting rights

Help Get Out the Progressive Vote - it's even more important after the recent Supreme Court ruling refusing to intervene in partisan gerrymandering! Stamp NC Blue (SNCB) is looking for dedicated volunteers to support our postcard campaign to get out the vote leading up

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June 13, 2019: Democracy NC's "For the People" Campaign

image credit: Democracy NC There's been a lot of election-related news in NC recently, Kate covered much of it in yesterday's post. A few highlights: More student and employee IDs can be used as voter IDs in 2020. Gov Cooper signed H646 into law

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Jun 12, 2019: ICYMI This Week

From our friends at Neighbors on Call: Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook Date and time: Tuesday, June 25 2019 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Location: Durham Southwest Library, 3605 Shannon Rd., Durham, NC 27707 Narrated by Emmy and Tony award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright,

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Jun 5, 2019: ICYMI This Week

JUNE 5 AT NOON: PACK THE GALLERY to sustain Governor Cooper’s veto of S359, the Born-Alive Abortion bill! Read more on Facebook here. Read more information about S359 via Carolina Public Press. JUNE 5 AT 7PM, people will gather at locations across the

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Apr 24, 2019: ICYMI This Week

The primary election for NC-03 is less than a week away (Apr 30)! 26 candidates, 17 of them Republican, are on the ballot, which means runoffs are likely, unless one of them gets at least 30% of the vote. Early voting is open NOW

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Apr 3, 2019: ICYMI This Week

Join us for a Day of Action May 1, 2019. 700 S. Salisbury St. Raleigh. 9am - 5pm. No Republican can claim anymore that their party is fiscally or economically conservative. Thanks in large part to the NCGOP's chicanery, the new election in NC-09,

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Nov 30, 2018: Today at the NCGA

Let's start with good news (for the moment, anyway): Thomas Farr's nomination for NC's Eastern Judicial District has been blocked by Sen. Tim Scott's statement of opposition. I say for the moment because we know another Republican will take the seat eventually, but we

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Nov 29, 2018: Today at the NCGA

If you tuned in to the NC Senate today, you could be forgiven for scheduling a visit to your chiropractor for whiplash tomorrow. Despite Sen. Berger and Rep. Moore's statement about "not rushing" the implementation language on the voter ID constitutional amendment,

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Nov 16, 2018: Catch up and get ready for Nov 27!

Our blog team is taking next week off. We'll post again on Nov 26 and daily through the Nov 27 NC General Assembly (NCGA) session. Check back! Catch up Election news has taken some encouraging turns since the night of Nov 6, and a

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August 10, 2018: More Voter Suppression: Felons and the NC Ballot Box

Throughout the U.S. there is confusion about the laws and the right to vote for those convicted of a felony. Felon disenfranchisement varies widely. Some states never revoke the right to vote, while some restore rights immediately after release from prison. Others take

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July 4, 2018: Happy Independence Day

Today's celebrations might ring hollower than they have in the past. They will, at least, for me. Because I believe that a transparent, open democracy headed by honest and diligent leaders with their constituents' best interests in mind is the best way to be

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June 29, 2018: Postcard Team Intro - Wake(ing) Up to Blue Drinks Beer in Libraries^

Good summary of today and tomorrow at the NCGA. Preface: This summer, we are taking time to feature some of our amazing postcard teams. If you are interested in forming or joining a team, please email us at info@stampncblue.org ^Not exactly true

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June 28, 2018 - what's next?

It has been all activity at the NCGA, with constitutional amendments flying all over the place, vetos and veto overrides, and we still aren't done yet. You can find out more in yesterday's post (updated throughout the day). We know that at 10am tomorrow,

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June 25, 2018: Are we done yet? Nope.

June 25, 4pm update, URGENT The NC House will vote on photo ID, HB 1092, TONIGHT. We need to create a WAVE of activism to stop #voterID in North Carolina. Text VOTING RIGHTS to 44939 to contact your state representative NOW! Read and share

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June 22, 2018: Postcard Team Intro- Blue Wake

Read and share this updating action plan for helping immigrant families swept up in the human rights violations at our southern border. June 30 rallies are still on! Preface: This summer, we are taking time to feature some of our amazing postcard teams. If

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June 19, 2018: Get involved with YOUR Board of Election

Among the bills introduced late at night and ratified in a hurry last week was a radically changed SB 325, The Uniform and Expanded Early Voting Act. This bill, which originally was about state and local income taxes, now eliminates the last early voting