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Bipartisan elections bill filed would quell some voter access concerns amid COVID-19
“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 NC.
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Common Cause NC commends bipartisan bill to prepare state for elections amid COVID-19
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Burr leaves top Senate Intelligence post amid probe of stock sales
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is stepping down as chairman of the Senate Intelligence committee as a federal probe of his financial activities in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic heats up.
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, NC lawmakers should take action to make absentee vote-by-mail more accessible, address looming poll worker shortage
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What NC must do to conduct a fair and safe election this fall
North Carolina advocates and the State Board of Elections have been working on anticipating COVID-19 election needs since the beginning of the pandemic. The November election is less than six months away, and it could look a lot different than years past – starting with the number of absentee ballots that are expected.
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A push for expanded mail-in voting during COVID-19 outbreak
"No voter should really have to risk their lives to go vote. We should be able to protect our public health and protect our voting rights at the same time."
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Amid COVID-19 pandemic, Common Cause NC urges legislature to work in bipartisan partnership to prepare state for upcoming elections
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Common Cause NC urges legislature to take action to protect our state’s elections amid COVID-19 crisis
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These Young Voting Activists Are The New Black Suffragettes
Vashti Hinton is the college outreach coordinator at the nonprofit government watchdog and advocacy organization Common Cause NC, where she works with historically Black colleges and universities (known as HBCUs) to promote political education in communities of color.
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Common Cause files complaints against Burr and others for alleged insider trading
Following allegations that U.S. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and other senators sold large amounts of stock after confidential briefings on COVID-19, Common Cause, a nonprofit government watchdog group, has filed complaints with the U.S. Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Senate Ethics Committee.
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NC Central students excited to participate in early voting
It was a full-on celebration at the North Carolina Central University student center as they prepared to exercise their rights.
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Plaintiffs ask NC Supreme Court to review lawsuit over 2016 surprise special session
“There was no justifiable reason for the 2016 special legislative session that was hatched in secrecy,” said Bob Phillips of Common Cause North Carolina. “It was a deliberate effort by Republican legislative leaders to keep citizens in the dark about their plans to engage in a nakedly partisan power grab. It was wrong, and it must not happen again.”