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Plaintiffs file appeal to NC Supreme Court in case of Common Cause v. Forest
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2020 Vision: A Look at Voting Rights in North Carolina
Over 200 lawyers and law students attended a symposium at Campbell Law School on Friday, February 7 entitled, “2020 Vision: A Look At Voting Rights in North Carolina.” The keynote speakers were Michael Spencer and Vashti Hinton-Smith of Common Cause of NC who spoke about voting rights for American Americans in North Carolina.
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NC advocates call for ‘common sense’ democracy reform
“If this year comes and goes and nothing is done, the people will notice,” Bob Phillips said. “Until we get [redistricting reform], we’re going to have a lot of problems with our democracy.”
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At UNC, the students are leading us. Thank the Lord.
As some politicians have used every lever of power and deception to crush our democratic institutions, Common Cause and its inspiring kin have manned the barricades.
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Chubby Checker coming to Wilmington for Common Cause
The legendary pop singer Chubby Checker is best-known for his 1959 smash “The Twist,” which helped popularize the dance of the same name. So it feels somehow appropriate that when Checker plays the Blockade Runner in Wrightsville Beach on Jan. 31, it will be to benefit a group fighting gerrymandering, the practice of “twisting” voting districts into extreme shapes in order to benefit the party in power.
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NC lawmakers ordered to pay $100,000 after gerrymandering court loss
The state of North Carolina must pay over $102,000 to the winning side in a recent legislative redistricting case and the outside expert who helped analyze redrawn district lines, state judges have ruled.
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Common Cause NC statement on appeals court ruling in Common Cause v. Forest
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TWISTING CHANGE: Chubby Checker joins other stars for a fundraiser against gerrymandering
Chubby Checker—yes the Chubby Checker of “The Twist” fame—is coming to perform at Blockade Runner in Wrightsville Beach. It’s a fundraiser for Common Cause North Carolina’s campaign to end gerrymandering.
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N.C. Congressional and legislative maps are set for 2020 elections
“Redistricting really is still going to be a flawed process until we can take the mapmaking out of the hands of lawmakers,” said Bob Phillips of Common Cause NC.
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Alyssa Canty named one of YES! Weekly’s People of 2019
“It is definitely exciting because I think it really does show how people are invested in civic engagement work and helping other young people vote,” she said in response to being chosen as one of YES! Weekly’s People of 2019.
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Bob Phillips, Tar Heel of the Year finalist, is a voice for open elections and reform
For Phillips’ work in bringing about that change, as well as spending the past two decades pushing for government reforms even as both political parties have pushed back, Phillips was a finalist for The News & Observer’s 2019 Tar Heel of the Year.
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New congressional maps in North Carolina will stand for 2020, court rules
The new congressional maps passed by state lawmakers last month can stand for the 2020 election, a three-judge panel ruled.