Posts Tagged ‘NCGA’
NC Redistricting Trial Recap
The following is a special update from All On The Line NC (Friday, January 7, 2022): This week, January 3 through January 6,a 3-judge panel of the NC Superior Court heard a challenge to the enacted legislative and congressional maps from Plaintiffs Harper et al, Common Cause NC and the NC League of Conservation Voters.…
Read MoreAsk Gov. Cooper to VETO Anti-Voter Bill S725
Senate Bill 725, part of an insidious policy package aimed at eroding decades of voter freedoms, has finally reached Governor Cooper’s desk. This bill would undermine North Carolinians ability to safely cast their ballot, particularly in emergencies and PARTICULARLY in small and rural counties across the state. Thanks to your efforts, Gov. Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 326 this week. Will you ask him…
Read MoreDemand Your State Senator Vote “NO” on SB 725 and HB 259
Lawmakers just advanced THREE anti-voter bills aimed at creating barriers to the ballot. Senate Bill 326 now heads to Governor Cooper’s desk, while Senate Bill 725 and House Bill 359 head to the N.C. Senate. It’s disheartening to see these blatant efforts to roll back decades of voter freedoms move ahead so quickly after lawmakers…
Read MoreURGENT: Act Now to Stop Gerrymandered Maps
Just a few days ago the Republican-led Redistricting Committee released some very bad gerrymandered maps for North Carolina’s Congressional Districts and State House and Senate Districts. These maps will likely be voted on within the next week. It is CRUCIAL that everyone submit public comments objecting to the proposed maps ASAP. Public comments become part…
Read MorePeoples’ Hearing Map Testimony Training
Learn how to look at the proposed maps in your area and use that information to make public comment on how they would negatively or positively affect your community. Your public comments are necessary for the official record of how the various proposed maps would affect everyday people before they get voted into law. We…
Read MoreRedistricting 101: How to Make a Difference in This Year’s New Maps
Join us for this special program to learn how YOU can make a difference in this year’s crucial redistricting process. Every 10 years, the states redraw their legislative and Congressional districts based on the updated U.S. Census population data. North Carolina has terrible history of gerrymandering – the practice of drawing district maps for partisan…
Read MoreRedistricting Committee Releases Inadequate Public Hearing Schedule
The following is a special update from All On The Line NC (Aug. 20, 2021): On Wednesday, August 18, the Joint House and Senate Redistricting Committee proposed this unacceptable public hearing schedule: Public hearings in just ten of 100 counties is a clear effort to eliminate voices. This is especially true for areas historically targeted…
Read MoreHow Do You Actually Draw Fair Maps?
An activist recently asked if we could point her to a good article about how fair districts can be drawn. “I want to see gerrymandering ended,” she said, “but I don’t know enough about the right way to do it so it’s really fair.” Not seeing anything that exactly fit the bill, we decided to…
Read MoreStop Sneaky Anti-Voter Provisions in SB 105
Email your state senator and demand they vote “No” on the current version of SB 105 with its anti-voter provisions.
Read MoreSay No to HB 805
Take Action Now and send a message to your N.C. Senator demanding they vote “NO” on HB 805 and protect our right to protest.
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