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America’s Got Suppression: North Carolina
Vashti Hinton-Smith with Common Cause NC speaks to The Daily Show about the fight against voter suppression in North Carolina.
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Facing federal corruption charges, Rep. David Lewis resigns from the General Assembly
"Despite our past differences, I genuinely enjoyed our skirmishes and am saddened for the circumstances of his departure. However, we must expect better from our elected officials who are placed in positions of trust," said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina.
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Common Cause files brief in NC Supreme Court case challenging race discrimination in jury selection
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Common Cause NC statement on enactment of bipartisan bill to prepare state for elections amid COVID-19
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Cooper signs bills on hog farms, vote-by-mail expansion and juvenile justice reform into law
“As we’ve seen recently in states such as Georgia and Wisconsin, we face unprecedented challenges in holding elections amid the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Bob Phillips, executive director of the government watchdog group Common Cause North Carolina, after Cooper signed the bill into law.
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We must dismantle racism and end white supremacy to build a democracy for all
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Voting in a pandemic could be safer in NC thanks to a rare bipartisan bill
“This bill is a positive step toward ensuring every eligible North Carolina voter is able to safely and securely cast a ballot in this year’s elections,” said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina and a veteran of voting battles.
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Common Cause NC applauds NC House for passing bipartisan bill to prepare state for elections amid COVID-19
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Bipartisan election reform bill is a fine first step
The bill still needs improvement, but as Bob Phillips of the good government group Common Cause observed, it is “a positive step toward ensuring every eligible North Carolina voter is able to safely and securely cast a ballot in this year’s elections.”
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Editorial: Bipartisan House election bill will help voters
This short session of the North Carolina General Assembly could get off to no better start than by approving House Bill 1169 “Elections 2020.” This legislation, the result of an all-too-unique collaboration of Republicans and Democrats, will go a long way toward assuring as many registered voters as possible will be able to cast ballots in the November election.
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Bipartisan bill aims to make voting amid coronavirus pandemic safer and more accessible
As concerns about the coronavirus persist, it's forcing the North Carolina General Assembly to take a closer look at changes to make voting safer and accessible to voters for the election in November.
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Expand vote-by-mail for 2020, says a bipartisan group of NC lawmakers
With uncertainty looming over how serious coronavirus will be this fall, a bipartisan push at the state legislature would make it easier for North Carolinians to vote by mail this year.