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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Wake Voters Sue Over New County Commission Districts
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]