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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Voting Goes Viral – using social media to spread the word about NC's 10/11/13 registration deadline
The best way to make our voices heard is to participate in every election. Many people skip voting in off-year municipal elections because they think local elections don’t matter. But many times it is local officials that make policies with the most impact on our everyday lives in areas including criminal justice reform, environmental justice, […]
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 […]