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“Model for bad democracy”: Voting rights wins may be reversed after GOP flips North Carolina court
The North Carolina Supreme Court agreed to rehear two major voting rights cases, including one that previously blocked a restrictive photo ID to vote law and another that involved the constitutionality of political maps drawn by GOP lawmakers last year.
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This NC bill has the hallmarks of anti-protest bills sweeping the nation
The bill will have a chilling effect on nonviolent protest at a time when our state’s residents need it most.
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N.C. Republicans introduce bill to restrict mail-in voting return dates
“I would argue that this act does the opposite of what it's intended to do by making it more confusing for voters and restricting voter's access,” said Tyler Daye, the civic engagement manager at Common Cause North Carolina.
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House Bill 44, which aims to repeal N.C. literacy test, introduced to N.C. House
House Bill 44 was introduced into the North Carolina General Assembly, to repeal the literacy test from the North Carolina Constitution.
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Students, lawmakers push for more funding for HBCUs in North Carolina
There was a packed room at the N.C. Legislative Building in Downtown Raleigh on Wednesday as students and lawmakers collectively asked for more funding for HBCUs in the state.
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New poll: Overwhelming majority of NC voters would be concerned if county election officials refused to follow election rules
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NC Supreme Court agrees to rehear voter ID, gerrymandering cases after majority flips
Earls wrote that the decision to rehear the gerrymandering case constituted a “radical break with 205 years of history,” while Morgan wrote that there was no aspect of the arguments made by GOP lawmakers to rehear the voter ID case that met the court’s “historically and purposely high standards” for rehearing a case.
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NC Supreme Court Majority Breaks Precedent to Rehear Settled Redistricting, Voter ID Cases Post Election
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Advocates Warn House Rule Change Could Undermine Voters
North Carolina civil rights advocates have denounced a House rule change that could allow Republicans to override vetoes on contentious bills with little notice, saying it subverts democracy and the will of voters.
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Common Cause Asks NC Supreme Court to Dismiss ‘Frivolous’ Petition to Rehear Partisan Gerrymandering Case
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Fair Maps Act introduced in NC legislature, would end gerrymandering by establishing citizens redistricting commission
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NC House rules allowing for ‘ambush votes’ in legislature fail the people of North Carolina