In this week’s “5 Things to Know,” Ann Webb of Common Cause NC looks at what’s happening in the world of Tar Heel politics, including:

• this upcoming week, legislative leaders will likely try to ram through Senate Bill 749, a harmful bill that could create chaos and gridlock in North Carolina’s elections, threatening to dismantle popular options like early voting
• the legislature may soon try to overturn the governor’s veto of Senate Bill 747, yet another anti-voter bill that would create damaging barriers to casting a ballot and especially hurt people who rely on absentee voting by mail
• NC Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls is standing up for free speech rights after facing a baseless investigation for discussing the lack of diversity in North Carolina’s courts
• legislators may try to use a budget scheme to seize more influence over courts, raising concerns about undermining the independence of North Carolina’s judicial branch
• learn how you can speak up and join our movement to hold lawmakers accountable to the people of North Carolina

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