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Bryan Warner
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Common Cause works to uplift minority voters through HBCU fellowship program
They say the youth are the future. That’s why one North Carolina organization is investing time and money into them; specifically, disenfranchised Black and brown youth. Common Cause is a national, nonpartisan organization that works to ensure fair elections by holding those in power accountable through lobbying, litigation, and organizing.
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Poll Hours Extended at Select N.C. Precincts in Columbus, Craven Robeson and Wilson Counties
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Encouraging young voters at JCSU to vote
Black Voters Matter and Common Cause North Carolina held a march to the polls event at Johnson C. Smith University to encourage young voters to vote.
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Smooth election day reported with few problems
“Things are going well in North Carolina today,” said Jane Pinsky, director of lobbying and government reform at Common Cause North Carolina. “And that’s in credit to all of the people who’ve worked with us for the last 15 years to guarantee long early voting periods, guaranteed curbside access to voters with disabilities and the ability to easily get and return absentee ballots.”
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Homecoming at North Carolina A&T means getting students excited to vote
Other events hosted by OLCE this semester included a National Voter Registration Day Block Party and a Ballot Business Declassified Voter Education Fair. The office frequently collaborates with other civic engagement organizations like the N.C. Black Alliance, You Can Vote N.C., Common Cause N.C., and the university’s Divine Nine chapters.
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Students from Shaw, Saint Augustine’s team up for march to polls event
Less than a week until Election Day, students from Shaw University and Saint Augustine's University teamed up for a march to the polls event.
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‘We have to resist the outside threats’: Confronting barriers to voting in N.C.
Many North Carolinians interested in making their voices heard in the 2022 midterm election have faced institutional, economic and informational challenges. According to Bob Phillips, the executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, these major barriers undermine the ability of eligible voters to understand and execute their electoral privilege.
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Livingstone students holding voting pep rally, bus to the polls today
Students at Livingstone College will take part in a voting pep rally, bus to the polls and party at the polls event on Wednesday to make their voices heard in this year’s election.
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N.C. A&T Hosts “Vote-Coming”
Before the start of homecoming, Aggies took to the polls for “Vote-Coming.” On Friday, N.C. A&T and Bennett College hosted an early voting day party encouraging students to make their voices heard in this upcoming election.
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Voting Rights on the Line
The Supreme Court is considering two cases that will have reaching implications for voting rights.
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NC A&T to bus students to the polls
The students will be hosting a bus to the polls and a block party to kick-off early voting.
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Johnson C. Smith University students mark the start of early voting with community engagement
Spearheading the group’s efforts in Charlotte is Rotrina Campbell, the civic engagement organizer for Common Cause North Carolina. Or, as she describes it, “the boots on the ground” for the organization. She said it’s vital that voters are aware of those behind the ballot.