election security 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
icymi 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
icymi 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
icymi 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
icymi 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
icymi 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
icymi 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
icymi 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
gerrymandering 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
voting rights 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
voting rights 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
icymi 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,
icymi 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.
icymi 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
icymi 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
voter ID 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
voter ID 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
voter ID 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
voter suppression 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,
independence 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
ncga 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
ncga 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
ncga 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
ncga 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
ncga 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