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North Carolina’s Photo ID Requirements to Vote
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REQUISITOS DE IDENTIFICACIĂ“N CON FOTOGRAFĂŤA PARA VOTAR EN NORTH CAROLINA ÂżDE QUÉ HABLA LA LEY? Ahora es necesario mostrar una licencia de conducir de North Carolina u otra identificaciĂłn aceptada con foto (ver más abajo) para votar con una boleta regular debido a un dictamen del Tribunal Supremo de North Carolina.  

“Been locked up? Don’t be locked out!”
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¿LO ENCARCELARON? ¡NO DEJE DE VOTAR! Si se le condenó por un DELITO MENOR o está a la espera de juicio por un DELITO MAYOR NO pierde su derecho al voto. Si le condenan por un DELITO MAYOR, pierde TEMPORALMENTE su derecho al voto.

NC Voters’ Bill of Rights
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CARTA DE DERECHOS DEL VOTANTE DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE Usted tiene derecho a votar, es la ley ¡y la prueba está en sus manos! Notará letras y nĂşmeros despuĂ©s de cada uno de sus derechos enumerados a continuaciĂłn. Estos indican a los abogados y a los trabajadores electorales dĂłnde encontrar la ley o el documento…

Voter Registration Kit
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KIT DE INSCRIPCIÓN PARA VOTANTES La inscripción de votante es el primer paso necesario para garantizar que las voces de “nosotros, el pueblo” sean escuchadas por nuestros funcionarios electos. Con la información correcta, ¡cualquiera puede inscribir a votar! Algunas reglas claves para votar en Carolina del Norte han cambiado. Esté preparado.

Impact Report 2023: A Year of Resilience for NC Voters!

In a new era of restrictions, Democracy North Carolina remained committed to protecting the freedom to vote. During the 2023 municipal elections, Democracy North Carolina contacted over 250 provisional voters who needed to cure their ballots due to issues related to Voter ID. One caller reported that his mother, a 95-year-old voter who cast a…

Voter Registration Kit
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Voter registration is the necessary first step in making sure the voices of “we the people” are heard by our elected officials. With the right information, anyone can register voters! Some key rules for voting in North Carolina have changed. Be prepared.

Impact Report 2022: 30 Years of People Power!

Democracy NC is proud to celebrate “30 years of people power” and a legacy of grassroots change. Together in 2022, we worked to make voting easier, more accessible, and more equaitable. We defended voter freedoms and worked to ensure that every North Carolinian had an equal opportunity to cast their ballot. We rallied our grassroots…

Voter Intimidation: Know Your Rights

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: VOTER INTIMIDATION As recently as February 2022 in Brunswick County, N.C., people posing as “volunteers” have come to NC voters’ homes asking questions about their voter registration and their 2020 voting records. These groups may be targeting older voters and Black voters who voted via absentee ballot in 2020. They are not election…

Retaining Pro-Voter Election Policies Implemented for 2020

February 2021 – Democracy NC, Alissa Ellis  Contact: alissa@democracync.org & tomas@democracync.org  This memo discusses reasons why legislators should pass legislation permanently retaining certain election policy measures that were implemented in HB 1169 (2020). Permanently Codify the Single Witness Signature Requirement HB 1169 significantly simplified the absentee vote by mail (VBM) process for voters. This was…

Democracy NC, Local Activists to Buncombe Board of Elections: “Provide Access for All Voters” Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Asheville, N.C. (April 28, 2020) — On the day of the Buncombe County Board of Elections’ first-ever virtual meeting to discuss 2020 voting options, dozens of activists led by local chapters of Democracy North Carolina, Equality NC and the ACLU of North Carolina, submitted their recommendations to the Board to “ensure access to all voters.” …

As COVID-19 Spreads, Protecting You And Your Right To Vote

  LATEST: Governor Roy Cooper has now extended the statewide Stay at Home Order until May 8, 2020. The Order directs people to stay at home except to visit essential businesses, to exercise outdoors or to help a family member.  Specifically, the order bans gatherings of more than 10 people and directs everyone to physically…

Emerging Electorate: Latinx Voters in North Carolina

By Sunny Frothingham | Edited by Isela GutiĂ©rrez and Tomas Lopez | Design by Gabe Casalett September 2019 Introduction Latinx voters are poised to play an important role in North Carolina’s 2019 and 2020 elections. The 2018 midterm election brought a surge in Latinx voter turnout, and the Latinx voter population as a whole continues…