Each post in SCSJ’s “Votes Not Counted” series tells the story of a person qualified to vote before the passage of North Carolina’s Monster Voter Suppression Law, whose ballot was unjustly denied this year. Below is Allison’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. Allison Deters, a 22-year-old […]
Votes Not Counted: Amber's Story
Today SCSJ is introducing our “Votes Not Counted” series. Each post tells the story of a person qualified to vote before the passage of North Carolina’s Monster Voter Suppression Law, whose ballot was unjustly denied this year. Below is Amber’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. […]
Early Voting at Appalachian State University!
On October 21, 2014 the North Carolina Court of Appeals REFUSED to stay an order of Superior Court Judge Stephens requiring an early voting site on the campus of Appalachian State University in Boone, (Watauga County) North Carolina. On October 22, the State Board of Elections held an emergency meeting where they approved a plan […]
Rocking the Vote at Appalachian State University
The Southern Coalition for Social Justice celebrated National Voter Registration Day (NVRD) by hosting a concert and voter registration event with Rock the Vote, NARAL Pro-Choice North Carolina, IgniteNC, and the Watauga County NAACP at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. The concert was one of hundreds of simultaneous NVRD events staged throughout the […]