DURHAM, N.C. (Sept. 3, 2026) — Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) sent a letter today to the North Carolina State Board of Elections warning that compliance with the U.S. Postal Service's new “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” rule would violate multiple...
RALEIGH, N.C. (August 26, 2026) — The North Carolina Rules Review Commission will meet Thursday to consider the legality of new election rules adopted by the State Board of Elections, which would weaken protections for voters. Southern Coalition for Social Justice...
RALEIGH, N.C. (Aug. 14, 2026) — Behind closed doors and away from public meetings, county election officials across North Carolina were reportedly being pressured to cut early voting hours and sites, not by their own boards’ judgment, but by an office with no legal authority over those decisions. The results of that pressure campaign are now before the State Board of Elections.
GALVESTON, Texas (Aug. 10, 2026) — A federal judge has denied Galveston County’s attempt to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its 2021 precinct map, allowing voters’ claim that it unconstitutionally discriminates against Black and Latino Galveston residents to move...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 20, 2026) — Guilford County residents will march and rally Tuesday ahead of a Board of Elections meeting where members are expected to decide on an early voting plan. Southern Coalition for Social Justice sent a letter Friday to the Guilford...
DURHAM, N.C. (July 17, 2026) — North Carolina law includes a safety net for absentee voters called the “notice-and-cure" process. If there are certain problems with a voter’s absentee ballot package, they have to be notified by election officials and given a chance to...
GALVESTON, Texas (July 17, 2026) — Galveston voters are asking a federal court to issue judgment on the 2021 Commissioners Court precincts, which they contend are unconstitutionally discriminatory against Black and Latino residents. On June 29, 2026, Galveston County...
OXFORD, N.C. (July 14, 2026) — After weeks of public outcry, the Granville County Board of Elections will reconvene Wednesday to reconsider an early voting plan that would hinder participation by Black voters. The board met June 16 and, after only 30 minutes of...
DURHAM, N.C. (July 9, 2026) — State elected officials in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Tennessee have acted with breathtaking speed since the Supreme Court’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais to dismantle majority-Black districts in their...
RALEIGH, N.C. (July 6, 2026) — Voters across North Carolina are pushing back against a wave of proposed early voting cuts, and this week, the fight comes to Rowan and Pasquotank counties. Southern Coalition for Social Justice (SCSJ) sent letters this week to the...
WHITEVILLE, N.C. (June 25, 2026) — Columbus County residents are calling on their board of elections again to reject a proposal that would dramatically reduce early voting access ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The Columbus County Board of Elections plans to...
GALVESTON, Texas (June 17, 2026) — As the nation prepares to mark Juneteenth — a day commemorating the promise of Black freedom and the long fight to make it real — Black and Latino voters in Galveston, Texas, are asking a federal court to hold their county...