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August 26, 2016

SCSJ releases Supreme Court response to North Carolina’s Emergency Voting Case

SCSJ releases Supreme Court response to North Carolina’s Emergency Voting Case Durham, NC — On Thursday, August 25, the League of Women Voters, represented by SCSJ, and other plaintiffs in State of North Carolina v. North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP asked the Supreme Court deny the State’s request to stay the Fourth Circuit’s […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAllison Riggs,  black voters,  early voting,  North Carolina,  Voter ID,  voter suppression,  voting,  voting rights,  voting rights rollbacks

August 11, 2016

Federal judges order NC to redraw racially gerrymandered legislative districts

  DURHAM, N.C. — Voters and voting rights advocates won a major court victory today in North Carolina, where three federal judges unanimously found that 28 of the state’s legislative districts are racially gerrymandered and must be redrawn after the November 2016 election. The three-judge court in the Middle District of North Carolina found that […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag icongerrymandering,  racial gerrymandering,  voter suppression,  voting,  voting rights

August 9, 2016

Judge orders remedial actions in Wake County redistricting case

Raleigh, NC — This morning, August 9, a judge overseeing the Wake County redistricting case ordered a series of actions to resolve the unconstitutional redistricting for the Wake County Board of Commissioners and the Wake County School Board. The following is the list of actions to correct the situation, as ordered by the judge. County […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag icongerrymandering,  voter suppression,  voting,  voting maps,  voting rights

July 18, 2016

Alberta Currie

Meet Alberta Currie, the lead plaintiff in SCSJ’s litigation challenging North Carolina’s strict Voter ID requirement. Voting is a matter of pride for Alberta Currie. Since the age of 21 in 1956, she consistently has voted in every election. It was her grandmother who instilled in her the importance of never missing a voting day. […]

Category iconRecent News,  Uncategorized,  Voting Rights Tag iconAlberta Currie,  Jim Crow,  Uncategorized,  Voter ID,  voter suppression,  voting rights

July 5, 2016

VA NAACP asks VA Supreme Court to uphold return of voting rights to people with prior felony convictions

Richmond, VA. —The Virginia State Conference of the NAACP filed a brief on Monday, June 27, 2016 in the Virginia Supreme Court in support of Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s executive order restoring voting rights to more than 200,000 Virginians with previous felony convictions. Gov. McAuliffe’s Order for the Restoration of Rights, issued April 22, 2016, represents […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconDisenfranchised voter,  Mass Incarceration,  voter,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted,  voting rights

April 9, 2015

Wake Voters Sue Over New County Commission Districts

For Immediate Release                                                                                                    Contact: Beverley Clark, […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconDistrict 4,  gerrymandering,  North Carolina,  North Carolina Redistricting,  Raleigh Wake Citizens Association,  redistricting,  Sue,  voter suppression,  Wake County,  Wake County Board of County Commissioners

February 27, 2015

North Carolina State Court Allows Photo ID Challenge to Proceed to Trial

This afternoon, Wake County Superior Court Judge Michael Morgan ruled that a challenge to North Carolina’s photo ID requirement for voting will proceed to trial in July 2015.  In ruling on the respective motions for judgment on the pleadings (where no evidence is allowed to be taken into account), Judge Morgan indicated that the case […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconA. Phillip Randolph Institute,  Alberta Currie,  Brenda Rogers,  George Eppsteiner,  League of Women Voters of North Carolina,  Melvin Montford,  North Carolina Monster Voter Law,  Voter ID,  voter suppression,  voting rights

December 11, 2014

Votes Not Counted: Lauren'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 Lauren’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. Lauren is a 26-year-old […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconDisenfranchised voter,  H.B. 589,  North Carolina Monster voting Law,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted,  voting rights

December 4, 2014

Votes Not Counted: Jessica'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 Jessica’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. Jessica J. is a […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconH.B. 589,  North Carolina Monster voting Law,  Same-Day Voter Registration,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted

November 6, 2014

Votes Not Counted: Charise'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 Cherise’s story. If you know another eligible voter whose vote has been denied, please email sarah@scsj.org. Charise Dill is […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconCherise Dill,  disenfranchisement,  election 2014,  monster voter suppression law,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted,  voting,  voting law changes,  voting rights

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 29, 2014

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. […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAmber Alsobrooks,  Appalachian State University,  disenfranchised voters,  Monster voting law,  North Carolina voting,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted

October 23, 2014

Election Collection: the mobile app that defends your vote

Decreased data storage costs, ever-rising mobile device ownership rates, and campaign assemblages’ unprecedented reliance on actual human beings to transmit personalized political messages to voters have all combined to position mobile data collection as an essential option and logical next step for social and political groups of every persuasion. Given the new challenges inherent to post-Shelby County […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconElection Collection,  geocode,  Sarah Moncelle,  voter suppression,  voting app,  voting rights

October 9, 2014

Supreme Court Allows North Carolina’s Tighter Voting Rules

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed North Carolina to implement tighter voting rules for the midterm elections, blocking a lower-court ruling that required the state to restore same-day voter registration and count ballots cast in the wrong precinct. The high court’s action, announced in a brief written order, dealt a blow to the Justice Department […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAllison Riggs,  minority voters,  North Carolina,  SCOTUS,  voter suppression

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