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US Supreme Court hears arguments from NC-based elections case Wednesday
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case that began in North Carolina but could impact elections across the country.
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As U.S. Supreme Court takes up NC elections case of Moore v. Harper this week, press conferences will highlight local voices and perspectives
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Moore v. Harper Could Give N.C. Lawmakers Absolute Power Over Elections
On Wednesday, Dec. 7, North Carolina’s legislative leaders will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to give them absolute power over federal elections. That’s when the nine Justices will hear arguments in Moore v Harper, the N.C. redistricting case being called the gravest threat to American democracy.
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Common Cause North Carolina executive director Bob Phillips on what could be one of the most important cases to come before the U.S. Supreme Court in decades
Bob Phillips of Common Cause North Carolina discusses the U.S. Supreme Court case of Moore v. Harper
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Moore v. Harper preview
Redistricting is becoming something of pastime in North Carolina as state lawmakers continue to regularly grapple with courts and advocates about what constitutes a "fair" district map. This week, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case Moore v. Harper, which seeks to remove courts from the redistricting process.
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Supreme Court to Consider Who Runs Elections
Joining Riggs at the briefing was Tyler Daye, who worked for the North Carolina chapter of Common Cause, one of the respondents in the case, to boost public participation in last year’s redistricting process.
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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.