Voting Rights

Federal Court Denies State Legislature’s Request to Postpone Drawing Legislative Districts in 2017

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January 4, 2017 Federal Court Denies State Legislature’s Request to Postpone Drawing Legislative Districts in 2017 DURHAM – In a unanimous ruling…

NC Legislative Rewrite Undermines Democratic Principles

Legislative Rewrite of Judicial Elections and Election Board Composition Undermines Democratic Principles
SB 4 would usurp executive powers for partisan purposes RALEIGH – State Sens.…

Anita Earls pens Washington Post column

The Washington Post has published a column by Anita Earls, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice’s Executive Director. The column covers how dangerous the rhetoric…

Federal Court Orders NC Legislature to Draw New State Legislative Districts by March 15, Hold Special Elections in November 2017

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November 29, 2016 Federal Court Orders NC Legislature to Draw New State Legislative Districts by March 15, Hold Special Elections in November…

Statement on State Board of Elections Order

Southern Coalition Statement on State Board of Elections Order DURHAM – The North Carolina State Board of Elections issued an order yesterday giving guidance to…

Election Information for Southern States

Election Day has arrived!  Here are the times polls are open in states across the South and links to where you can find your polling…

Important News for North Carolina Voters!

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On November 8th, there is a chance that thousands of other North Carolinians who show up to their polling place expecting…

Southern Coalition for Social Justice Files Data-Driven Partisan Gerrymandering Lawsuit

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September 22, 2016
  Southern Coalition for Social Justice Files Data-Driven Partisan Gerrymandering Lawsuit  Challenge adopts standard for measuring partisan advantage in…

SCSJ Files Amicus Brief at the U.S. Supreme Court in Virginia’s Racial Gerrymandering Case

September 15, 2016
 
  Amicus Brief Filed at the U.S. Supreme Court in Virginia’s Racial Gerrymandering Case Race was a factor when lawmaker drew…

NC Early Voting Restrictions Draw National Attention

Local boards throughout North Carolina are determining how to conduct this year’s election after a federal appeals court overturned much of the state’s voter restriction…

SCSJ releases Supreme Court response to North Carolina’s Emergency Voting Case

SCSJ releases Supreme Court response to North Carolina’s Emergency Voting Case
Durham, NC — On Thursday, August 25, the League of Women Voters, represented by…

Federal judges order NC to redraw racially gerrymandered legislative districts

 
DURHAM, N.C. — Voters and voting rights advocates won a major court victory today in North Carolina, where three federal judges unanimously found that…