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December 3, 2014

Votes Not Counted: Allison's Story

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 […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAllison Deters,  Appalachian State University,  Boone,  Monster voting law,  North Carolina Voting Law,  same day registration

November 19, 2014

Votes Not Counted: April's Story

April Sidbury is a North Carolina registered voter whose vote was not counted due to the elimination of same day registration under the new voter suppression law (H.B. 589). Previously, voters were allowed to register and vote at the same time during the early voting period. April did not have a voice in this election […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconapril's story,  early voting,  HB 589,  Provisional ballot,  provisional vote,  same day registration,  Votes not counted

November 5, 2014

Votes Not Counted: Mat’s Story

Mat Windsor was denied the right to vote in this election because of a bureaucratic mistake that could not be corrected. Mat did everything right, but because the law passed by the North Carolina General Assembly (H.B. 589) in 2013 to “combat voter fraud” ended same day registration—the ability of voters to register (or to […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAllison Riggs,  early voting,  HB 589,  Mat,  same day registration,  voter disenfranchisement,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted

November 4, 2014

Votes Not Counted: Mahendri's Story

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 Mahendri’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. Mahendri is a […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconmonster voter suppression law,  same day registration,  voter disenfranchisement,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted,  voting,  voting rights

November 3, 2014

Votes not counted: William's Story

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 William’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. William Kittrell is […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconelection 2014,  monster voter bill,  same day registration,  voter registration,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted,  voting rights,  William Kittrell

October 31, 2014

Votes not counted: Alex's story

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 Alex’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. Alexandria Lane is […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAlexandria Lane,  election 2014,  monster voter bill,  same day registration,  voter registration,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted,  voting rights

October 30, 2014

Votes Not Counted: Bryan's Story

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 Bryan’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. Bryan McGowan is […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag icon2014 General Election,  Bryan McGowan,  disenfranchised voters,  H.B. 589,  Monster voting,  same day registration,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted

October 9, 2014

NC Voting Rights Setback at the U.S. Supreme Court

A personal message from SCSJ Executive Director Anita Earls You’ve probably heard that the U.S. Supreme Court has granted the state’s stay, undoing our hard work to ensure fair voting access to all eligible North Carolinians. This means that there will be no same day registration or out-of-precinct provisional voting in the November 2014 election. […]

Category iconRecent News,  Uncategorized,  Voting Rights Tag iconAnita Earls,  early voting,  out of precinct provisional voting,  same day registration,  SCOTUS,  voter registration,  voting rights

October 8, 2014

North Carolina scrambles after federal appeals court blocks new voting law

North Carolina officials, scrambling to comply with a court ruling that blocked parts of a restrictive voter law just weeks before the November election, were in federal court on Tuesday to detail a proposed overhaul of their election plans. North Carolina was ordered to restore provisional ballots and same-day voter registrations last week when a […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAllison Riggs,  out-of-precinct provisional ballot,  same day registration

October 8, 2014

NC says it's making plans to comply with voter law

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. North Carolina is moving ahead with plans to comply with an appeals court ruling that restores same-day registration and counting out-of-precinct ballots for the fall election, a state attorney told a federal judge Tuesday. But members of civil rights groups that sued to restore the activities told U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Schroeder […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAllison Riggs,  same day registration,  Southern Coalition for Social Justice,  State Board of Elections,  voting rights

October 2, 2014

NY Times: 2 New Limits on Voting in North Carolina Are Rejected by U.S. Court

A federal appeals court on Wednesday forced North Carolina officials to restore two provisions for ballot access that had been eliminated in a law passed by the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature that civil rights groups said would disproportionately harm black voters. The 2-to-1 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit restores […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAnita Earls,  early voting,  Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals,  League of Women Voters of North Carolina,  Provisional ballot,  same day registration,  voting rights

October 1, 2014

Appeals court delays N.C. voting changes

Washington Post By Anne Blythe October 1 at 7:26 PM RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled Wednesday that two provisions of North Carolina’s election law overhaul in 2013 cannot be enforced during November’s election.The three-judge panel’s ruling reinstates same-day registration and restores out-of-precinct provisional voting.The judges did not […]

Category iconRecent News,  Uncategorized,  Voting Rights Tag iconAllison Riggs,  Dale Ho,  League of Women Voters,  provisional voting,  same day registration

September 25, 2014

NC: Change in election laws discussed

By Jim Bradley for wsoctv.com Posted: 6:07 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Elections officials will have to wait to find out if changes to North Carolina’s elections laws passed last year will be put on hold for November’s election. A three-judge panel from the United States Court of Appeals heard arguments for […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconACLU of North Carolina,  Allison Riggs,  Chris Brook,  early voting,  League of Women Voters,  same day registration,  voting rights

November 4, 2013

Voter ID – the major impact on women of color

The Southern Coalition for Social Justice has conducted a review of the 318,644 registered North Carolina voters from the 2012 elections who did not have a valid, DMV issued photo ID that matched the name on their voter registration card [1] and found that, of all registered voters, NC women voters are disproportionately affected by […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconearly voting,  League of Women Voters,  NARAL North Carolina,  same day registration,  Voter ID,  voter suppression,  voting rights,  Wendy Davis,  Women Voters

August 14, 2013

New NC voting law facing legal battle

  See video coverage of SCSJ’s press conference on the federal lawsuit challenging limits to early voting, ending same-day registration, and eliminating out-of-precinct voting here: WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC New NC voting law facing legal battle Posted: Aug 12, 2013 4:27 PM EST Updated: Aug 13, 2013 6:39 PM […]

Category iconPress Release,  Voting Rights Tag iconearly voting,  federal court,  out of precinct voting,  same day registration,  voter registration,  voting,  voting rights

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