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April 20, 2017

Report shows Same-Day Registration enabled voter access across the board

[av_textblock size=’12’ font_color=” color=”] DURHAM, N.C. On April 21, the U.S. Supreme Court is slated to consider whether or not is will hear an appeal to a lower court’s ruling that found North Carolina’s 2013 voter suppression law “targeted African-American voters with almost surgical precision.” This is the fourth time the appeal has been scheduled […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconvoting,  voting rights

November 8, 2016

Election Information for Southern States

Election Day has arrived!  Here are the times polls are open in states across the South and links to where you can find your polling place: North Carolina: Polls are open 6:30 am – 7:30 pm. Find your polling place at http://vt.ncsbe.gov/pollingplace_search/ Virginia: Polls are open 6:00 am – 7:00 pm . Find your polling […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconelection,  voting,  voting rights

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 27, 2016

Court will not reconsider unconstitutional election map ruling in Wake County

Durham, NC — On July 26, the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit denied the petition for rehearing en banc filed by the Wake County Board of Elections in litigation over the method of electing the School Board and County Commission. This decision means that the lower court must now implement the Fourth Circuit’s […]

Category iconPress Release,  Recent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconredistricting,  voting,  voting rights

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 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

August 27, 2014

A look at NC's modern-day poll taxes

The 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified in 1964, prohibiting the government from issuing taxes on voting participation in federal elections. The Amendment laid the foundation for expanded voter protection from poll taxes at all levels of government. The poll tax had long-been a principal impediment to African American participation in elections and […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag icon24th Amendment,  monster voter suppression law,  poll tax,  voter suppression,  voting,  voting rights

August 22, 2014

The truth about voter fraud truthers

This post is a response to Ron Christie’s recent article, “Hey Eric Holder: Voter ID Isn’t Stuck in 1965.” The truth about voter fraud truthers In what can only be described as a bewildering exercise in editorial end-zone dancing, Ron Christie, writing for the Daily Beast, argued recently that Federal District Court Judge Thomas Schroeder’s […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconmonster voter suppression law,  Sarah Moncelle,  Voter fraud,  voting,  voting rights

August 22, 2014

Amicus brief filed in Alabama redistricting case

This fall the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in a redistricting case from Alabama that is likely to have implications for the constitutionality of North Carolina’s legislative and congressional redistricting maps.  In both Alabama and North Carolina, legislators stated that they believed they were required by the Voting Rights Act to draw majority-black […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAlabama Redistricting,  North Carolina Redistricting,  U.S. Supreme Court,  voting,  voting rights

July 11, 2014

SCSJ Opposes Voter Suppression in Federal Court

Attorneys from the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the ACLU Voting Rights Project, and the ACLU of North Carolina appeared in federal court this week to argue for a preliminary injunction that would prevent North Carolina from enforcing its voter suppression bill, H.B. 589, during the November 2014 election. The hearing included testimony from North […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconAllison Riggs,  early voting,  League of Women Voters,  Voter ID,  voter suppression,  voting,  voting rights

May 8, 2014

SCSJ's Allison Riggs discusses voter suppression on the Rachel Maddow Show

On July 29, 2013 SCSJ staff attorney Allison Riggs appeared on the Rachel Maddow Show to discuss proposed voter suppression measures in North Carolina and throughout the U.S. Below is Allison’s interview with guest host Melissa Harris Perry. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Please help fund SCSJ’s voting […]

Category iconVoting Rights Tag iconAllison Riggs,  Media,  Melissa Harris Perry,  North Carolina,  poll watchers,  poll watching,  Rachel Maddow,  TRMS,  Voter ID,  voting,  voting rights

November 5, 2013

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

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconelection 2014,  Mat Windsor,  monster voter suppression law,  UOCAVA,  Voter disen,  voter suppression,  Votes not counted,  voting

October 11, 2013

What is racial gerrymandering and why should I care?

Recently Slate writer David Weigel wrote a detailed article discussing the effects of racial gerrymandering on politics in North Carolina, one of the states where SCSJ is deeply engaged in voting rights work. In addressing redistricting issues in North Carolina, Weigel writes that the state underwent a 2011 redistricting overhaul at the hands of a […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag icon2010 Census and Redistricting,  Allison Riggs,  Florida,  gerrymandering,  North Carolina,  redistricting,  Tennessee,  Texas,  voting,  voting rights,  Wendy Davis

August 16, 2013

SCSJ client Montravias King featured on Rachel Maddow Show (twice)

On August 15, 2013 the Rachel Maddow Show dedicated a lengthy segment to evolving voter suppression efforts in North Carolina. One of the featured examples was the story of Montravias King, who SCSJ is representing in his efforts to run for City Council. The local board of elections has ruled that Mr. King may not […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconMontravias King,  Rachel Maddow,  student,  student voting,  voter suppression,  voting,  voting rights

August 15, 2013

Pasquotank Candidate on Rachel Maddow 9PM August 15

Pasquotank Candidate and SCSJ client Montravias King is doing a phone interview on Rachel Maddow tonight! The Pasquotank County Board of Elections on Tuesday barred Elizabeth City State University senior Montravias King from running for city council, ruling his on-campus address couldn’t be used to establish local residency. Following the decision, the head of the […]

Category iconRecent News,  Voting Rights Tag iconCivic Engagement,  Clare Barnett,  Elizabeth City State University,  Montravias King,  Pasquotank,  voting,  voting rights

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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Similar to other voters who testified this week, Mr. Kearney said that under NC's last voter ID law: 👉🏾poll workers seemed confused 👉🏾he was given the wrong ballot 👉🏾he was given no instructions to cure his ballot 👉🏾his vote didn’t count This is why we fight. #NCvoterIDtrial pic.twitter.com/8nYb…

About 44 minutes ago

#NCVoterIDtrial resumed today w/ testimony from lifelong Warren Co. voter Paul Kearney who was disenfranchised in 2016 by NC's last voter ID law. Despite having “a billfold full of IDs,” Kearney, who is Black, didn't have the right ID that day. His provisional vote wasn't counted pic.twitter.com/0YoJ…

Yesterday

Following testimony from political scientist Dr. Kevin Quinn, NC voter Daniel Smith testified in day four of the #NCvoterIDtrial. Smith was disenfranchised by NC’s prior voter ID law when he attempted to vote using a temporary driver’s license after misplacing his original.

About 2 days ago

From historians to #ncga experts to election officials — this week’s testimony in the #NCvoterIDtrial has shed light on the process that led to NC’s discriminatory voter ID law and the effect of voter ID on eligible NC voters. The trial continues now: bit.ly/3uTNuVK pic.twitter.com/pPAR…

About 2 days ago

“As we saw in Georgia and we are seeing in Texas, Arizona, North Carolina and Michigan and plenty of other states, this is a coordinated, multi-pronged attack on the freedom to vote in this country” thecharlottepost.com…

About 2 days ago

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