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…
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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…
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Voter Suppression Goes Nuclear in North Carolina
Recently four new bills were introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly that pose a huge threat to the voting rights of the citizens of…
SCSJ Stands with Civil Rights Groups in Opposing Bills Reducing Early Voting, Repealing Same Day Registration
On Friday, March 29th, the Southern Coalition for Social Justice participated in a press conference with the North Carolina NAACP and other civil rights groups,…
Voters Disenfranchised by ID Requirement
If an ID requirement were put in place, citizens such as Rocky Reese would be unable to vote. Homeless for 15 years, he is currently…
SCSJ Attorney Testifies Before NC House Elections Committee on Voter ID
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice was invited to speak to the North Carolina House Elections Committee, specifically to offer relevant information and answer questions…
222 Voters in May Primary Received Wrong Ballot in NC
Today Plaintiffs in the North Carolina statewide redistricting case filed a motion for summary judgment, asking the court to hold that North Carolina's House, Senate and Congressional redistricting plans are unconstitutional. As part of the research for that motion, plaintiffs' found that 2056 voters in the state had been assigned to the wrong district in a sampling of 6 of North Carolina's 100 Counties. 715 of those voters actually voted in the primary and 222 of them received the wrong ballot. Plaintiffs are asking for a hearing in mid-November. Any change in the maps won't take effect until the 2014 elections, but the wrongly assigned voters could be corrected in time for the November 2012 general election. Attached below are the Motion and a one-page summary of the filings.