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U.S. Supreme Court upholds protections against racist attacks on voting rights
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Experts Discuss the Dangers of New Voter Suppression Bill
“This is not about Republicans versus Democrats,” Rotrina Campbell, organization manager with Common Cause NC, said during Tuesday’s press conference. “It’s about protecting our democracy against attacks from anti-voter extremists.”
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How a Fringe Legal Theory Became a Threat to Democracy
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New NC Senate elections bill undermines North Carolina voters
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Voting rights advocates worry as GOP lawmakers consider changes to state elections laws
"We feel very strongly that nothing should be done to make voting harder," said Bob Phillips, executive director of government watchdog group Common Cause North Carolina, and a frequent presence at the state legislature.
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Filing: SCOTUS Should Rule in Major Voting Rights Case, Moore v. Harper
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Strength in Numbers: Nonpartisan voting rights groups organizations confront mounting challenges
“Over the decades, we’ve worked to protect the freedom to vote for all North Carolinians, counter the corrosive influence of money in politics and demand transparency at every level of government,” Phillips says.
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Questions raised about speed and transparency of North Carolina abortion bill vote
"For a bill like this -- that affects nearly half of the state's population -- to rush a bill through this quickly, with no opportunity for amendments indicates hubris and a rejection of really the democratic process," said Ann Webb, a policy director at Common Cause North Carolina.
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In dangerous rush to subvert the democratic process, NC legislature recklessly abandons deliberation and keeps public in the dark on bill imposing new abortion restrictions
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North Carolina Supreme Court Issues Ruling Allowing Partisan Gerrymandering, Reversing Previous Decision
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Blatant Attack on Democracy’: NC Supreme Court Greenlights Partisan Gerrymandering
"This Supreme Court ruling will go down as one of the gravest assaults on democracy ever in North Carolina," Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina
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North Carolina advocates share blueprint for a stronger democracy
“What is our ultimate goal? It should be to enhance and increase voter participation,” Phillips said. “It’s about helping people understand that these attacks on our democracy, particularly with regards to how the maps are drawn and what voting laws we have, are a danger to us all, not just a particular party.”