Lessons from the 2025 World Justice Forum – A Global Call for Justice and Democratic Resilience
In June, North Carolina For The People’s Executive Director, Melissa Price Kromm, joined over 500 global advocates at the 2025 World Justice Forum in Poland. The theme — Standing Up for the Rule of Law — resonated deeply with pro-democracy leaders grappling with rising authoritarianism around the globe. Melissa returned home with renewed clarity: the […]
Griffin Concedes NC State Supreme Court Race After Federal Court Strikes Down Massive Voter Challenge Scheme
Major Victory for Democracy as a Federal Court Protects Rights of Military, Overseas, and Marginalized Voters Challenged by Jefferson Griffin For Immediate Release: Wednesday, May 7, 2025Media Contact: Joselle Torres, 919-908-7930, press@democracync.org Full statement below from: Black Voters Matter Fund, Common Cause North Carolina, Common Defense, Community Partners Across the South, Democracy North Carolina, El Pueblo, NAACP North Carolina […]
Unprecedented Governance Restructure Allows State Auditor to Capture State & County Boards of Elections, May Threaten NC Supreme Court Race
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 2, 2025 Media Contacts: Joselle Torres, Communications Manager, Democracy North Carolina, press@democracync.org | 919-908-7930 Melissa Price Kromm, Executive Director, North Carolina For The People, melissa@ncforthepeople.org | 919-272-5447 Bryan Warner, Communications Director, Common Cause NC, bwarner@commoncause.org | 919-599-7541 Unprecedented Governance Restructure Allows State Auditor to Capture State & County Boards of Elections, May […]
From News & Observer: NC should act now to avoid voting problems seen elsewhere during the pandemic
Op-ed By Melissa Price Kromm July 19, 2020 The chaos that unfolded during the recent primaries in Georgia, Wisconsin, and other states was unacceptable. Voters in those states, particularly people of color, faced countless barriers to voting – including waits of up to five hours at polling sites, broken voting machines, polling place closures, and […]
Voting expert: What you need to know about the fall election (and how you can help)
With the 2020 election three months away, new rules for voting in North Carolina, anxieties over COVID-19, and foreign interference disrupting the election, voters are rightly concerned about making their ballot count. However, by educating yourself and others, as well as getting involved with voter registration drives and staffing our polling places, we can ensure […]
From The Charlotte Observer: Coronavirus fears spark ‘striking surge’ of mail-in ballot requests
A new report shows “a striking surge” in the number of absentee ballot requests in North Carolina, reflecting patterns seen across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic. State election officials say as many as four of 10 voters, or more than 1.5 million, could cast mail-in ballots this fall. That’s 10 times the usual number. Michael […]
From Facing South — Will one of NC’s chief voter suppression architects back expanded mail-in voting?
There’s a growing need to expand voting by mail across the country amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes in-person voting a deadly health risk for voters as well as poll workers. But with help from President Trump, who has repeatedly made false claims attacking voting by mail as prone to fraud, Republicans are aggressively fighting against expanding unrestricted absentee […]