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Common Cause joins NC redistricting case to challenge gerrymandered maps’ impact on Black voters
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Common Cause NC applauds Gov. Cooper for vetoing anti-voter bill that unfairly targeted absentee ballots
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Common Cause Announces Clemmons, NC Youth as Winner in 2021 “My Voice, My Art, Our Cause” Artivism Contest
The competition, designed by the Common Cause Student Action Alliance, invited youth ages 14-28 to raise their voices on any set of nine democracy issues, including access to voting, campaign finance reform, fighting against gerrymandering, and more.
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Common Cause NC urges passage of ‘Freedom to Vote Act’ to end gerrymandering
Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause NC, discusses the need to stop gerrymandering in North Carolina
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Common Cause NC calls on legislature to reject anti-voter bills
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North Carolina GOP-controlled legislature approves congressional map
"We are troubled that these districts would especially hurt Black voters, harmfully split communities and undermine the freedom of North Carolinians to have a voice in choosing their representatives," said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina.
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North Carolina passes new maps giving GOP an edge in Congress, state legislature
“We are profoundly concerned that the legislature’s deeply flawed redistricting process has produced deeply flawed voting maps,” said Bob Phillips, the executive director of Common Cause NC. “We are troubled that these districts would especially hurt Black voters, harmfully split communities and undermine the freedom of North Carolinians to have a voice in choosing their representatives. Our state deserves better.”
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Legislature’s deeply flawed redistricting fails the people of North Carolina
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NC redistricting suit challenges lack of race data for maps
The North Carolina NAACP, Common Cause and four individuals filed a lawsuit in Wake County court challenging the legislators' refusal to consider racial data or evaluate the presence of racially polarized voting in the state before considering map proposals.
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5 Things To Know: Civil Rights Groups Challenge NC Redistricting Efforts in Court
Civil rights groups filed a state lawsuit on Friday challenging the NC General Assembly’s redistricting process for drawing new state House and Senate voting maps.
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CIVIL RIGHTS GROUPS FILE STATE LAWSUIT OVER NORTH CAROLINA REDISTRICTING FAILURES
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NC civil rights groups file state lawsuit over redistricting, racial representation concerns
Civil rights groups filed a state lawsuit on Friday that challenges the North Carolina legislature’s process for drawing new N.C. House and Senate voting maps.