August has been a busy month for SCSJ’s voting rights team.
When North Carolina’s Governor McCrory signed an anti-voting law considered the most restrictive in…
August 22, 2013
Parents, Community Groups Challenge General Assembly’s Illegal Redistricting of Wake County School Board
Contact: Anita Earls, Anita@southerncoalition.org; 919-323-3380 x 115
WAKE…
Today SCSJ filed an appeal with the North Carolina State Board of Elections challenging the Pasquotank County elections board’s decision barring Elizabeth City State University…
On August 15, 2013 the Rachel Maddow Show dedicated a lengthy segment to evolving voter suppression efforts in North Carolina. One of the featured examples…
This video of SCSJ client Alberta Currie originally aired on Tuesday, August 13 2013 on NBC Nightly News. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3032619/ns/NBCNightlyNews/#52748601
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice…
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See video coverage of SCSJ’s press conference on the federal lawsuit challenging limits to early voting, ending same-day registration, and eliminating…
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/politics/sns-rt-us-usa-voting-northcarolina-20130812,0,4743965.story
North Carolina governor signs tough new voting restrictions
Marti Maguire Reuters
6:26 a.m. CDT, August 13, 2013
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) – North Carolina…
Hillsborough, N.C. – The N.C. A. Philip Randolph Institute, League of Women Voters of North Carolina, and several individual voters have filed a lawsuit challenging…
http://tv.msnbc.com/2013/08/12/nc-governor-signs-sweeping-elections-bill-to-require-voter-id-and-cut-early-voting/
North Carolina ushers in restrictive voting laws
Morgan Whitaker, @morganwinn
6:05 PM on 08/12/2013
Campaign volunteer Barbara Smalley-McMahan clutches her pad while attempting to…
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/12/3102133/mccrory-signs-voter-id-bill.html
By Rob Christensen and Jim Morrill — rchristensen@newsobserver.com and jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com
RALEIGH — Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday signed into law a bill requiring voters…