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VOTING IN NORTH CAROLINA
Citing an NC law’s racist roots, a federal judge blocks a provision criminalizing felony voting
| April 25, 2024
The judge ruled that subsequent changes to the law had not diminished “its discriminatory taint,” and that it still disproportionately affected Black voters.
Op-Ed: What if we aren’t as divided as they say? Someone is benefitting from polarization, and it’s not us.
| April 23, 2024
We know we feel divided, but are we actually? There are many areas where Americans overwhelmingly agree. In the summer of 2020, Americans expressed such widespread consensus on racism’s pervasiveness that pollsters heralded it as one of the largest agreements in the history of polling.
VIDEO: Rep. Don Davis Reflects on 109-Year-Old NC Voter Cassie Smith
| March 15, 2024
With the State of the Union address tonight, Rep. Don Davis (D-NC) took a moment to talk about his special guest for the event — 109-year-old Cassie Smith of Battleboro, who Davis describes as a “living and walking symbol of our democracy.” Smith was one of the first residents in the state to cast a […]
Tuesday is Election Day. Here’s what you need to know
| March 4, 2024
Here are some tips on voter ID, polling hours and what’s at stake in this election.
VIDEO: What Do Gerrymandering and Abortion Bans Have in Common
| February 13, 2024
The Republican-controlled General Assembly passed its 12-week abortion ban over the objections of nearly every medical association and a majority of North Carolinians, and they did it at night and with little chance for debate. They passed new election maps, which all but ensure they maintain a supermajority in a 50-50 political state, in a […]