They’re Making It Harder to Vote in North Carolina and Calling It a Budget Decision
March 4, 2026 No dramatic announcement. No new law. Just a quiet policy change that could keep thousands of North Carolinians off the voter rolls. Last week, the NC State Board of Elections decided it will no longer provide printed voter registration forms to organizations running voter drives. The reason given? It cost too much. […]
What NCians Need to Know About the Latest Voter ID Letters
North Carolina voters are once again being put in the middle of administrative decisions that risk creating confusion during an election year. If you or someone you know recently received a letter from the North Carolina State Board of Elections about an “unvalidated” identification number, here is what you need to know and what to […]
On First Day of Early Voting North Carolina’s Nonpartisan Election Protection Partners Strengthen Statewide Infrastructure for 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 02/12/2026 Media Contacts:Common Cause North Carolina: Bryan Warner, Communications Director, bwarner@commoncause.org | 919-599-7541Democracy North Carolina: Joselle Torres, Communications Manager, press@democracync.org | 919-908-7930 Disability Rights: Corye Dunn, Director of Policy, corye.dunn@disabilityrightsnc.org | 919-856-2195Forward Justice: Brittany Cheatham, Director of Communications, bcheatham@forwardjustice.org | 984-260-6632North Carolina Black Alliance: Reneé Saddler, Marketing Communications Director marcom@ncblackalliance.org | 919-891-9788North Carolina […]
When Leaders Feast and Families Go Hungry
No matter what we look like, where we live, or what is in our wallets, most of us would do whatever it takes to feed our families. Food is not a privilege; it is a basic human right. Yet across North Carolina and the nation, families are being forced to make impossible choices because of […]
PRESS ADVISORY: Voting Rights Coalition to Hold Virtual Press Conference Condemning Latest NC Gerrymander Dismantling Historic Black Belt District
RALEIGH, NC – As North Carolina lawmakers prepare to take up gerrymandered maps that would directly attack the state’s historic Black Belt congressional district, a coalition of statewide voting rights advocates will hold a virtual press conference on Monday, October 20, 2025, demanding an end to racist redistricting schemes. The proposed congressional map could hand Republicans […]
Redistricting Again? NC Republicans Plan New Congressional Map as Advocates Call for Independent Reform
North Carolina’s redistricting fight is back in the headlines. According to a recent NC Newsline article, legislative leaders have announced plans to redraw the state’s congressional map—again—just one year after the last round of redistricting. Republican lawmakers have stated their intent to pass new maps aimed at securing additional partisan advantage ahead of the 2026 […]