Monster Voter ID Bill Signed into Law: Help SCSJ Fight Back!
Today Governor Pat McCrory signed an omnibus Voter ID bill into law. Many of the changes in the bill will disproportionately affect the elderly, the…
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Today Governor Pat McCrory signed an omnibus Voter ID bill into law. Many of the changes in the bill will disproportionately affect the elderly, the…
Voter Suppression in NC continues
The North Carolina General Assemby recently passed a new set of voting rules that will disenfranchise an estimated 319,000 North Carolina voters, 30% of whom…
Voting rights issues heating up in North Carolina
It has been a busy week for Voting Rights. On July 22, 2013 SCSJ and partner agencies including the North Carolina NAACP announced plans…
Discriminatory redistricting maps upheld; SCSJ vows to appeal to NC Supreme Court
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice represented several statewide nonpartisan groups seeking to overturn racially packed voting districts in North Carolina through a series of…
SCSJ Files Groundbreaking Motion asking to have Texas put back under Section 5 Review
On July 3, 2013 SCSJ represented the Texas NAACP, joined by other intervenors, in asking the three-judge panel in the Texas redistricting preclearance case…
SCSJ Receives National Media Attention for Voting Rights Work
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Shelby County ruling, SCSJ has been a popular source for expertise on the Voting Rights Act. Below…
Wendy Davis: Brought To You By SCSJ's Redistricting Work
Click here to support SCSJ’s work! This week one of SCSJ’s redistricting cases made a real difference in the lives of women across the State…
Analysis of the Supreme Court Decision on the Voting Rights Act
Analysis of the Supreme Court Decision in Shelby v. Holder The Supreme Court today struck a blow to efforts to protect voters from…
The Fight for the Voting Rights Act
As we prepare for the U.S. Supreme Court decision in the Shelby County case, and the possibility that Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act…
Trial in NC Redistricting Case
SCSJ, representing the NAACP, League of Women Voters, Democracy NC, A. Philip Randolph Institute and individual voters from around the state, presented evidence of why…
The Voting Rights Act Coverage Formula Makes Sense in NC – And the VRA Is Still Needed Here
VRA Section 5 in NC Video
In 2006, Congress decided to reauthorize Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and that it should still apply…
In 2006, Congress decided to reauthorize Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, and that it should still apply…
Black Student Voters Challenged and Removed from Voter Rolls
Fifty-six students at the historically black university, Elizabeth City State University, were removed from the voter registration rolls by the Pasquotank County Board of Elections…