Think our judges should be fair, independent, and removed from politics?
Unfortunately, politicians in Raleigh think differently. Top legislators are trying to gain partisan control over the courts and rig the system in their favor. First, they canceled primary elections for judges, and now the politicians are planning to return in January 2018 to cancel judicial elections and simply appoint their political friends to fill the bench and tilt the scales of justice in their favor. Learn more here.
Right now, members of the N.C. General Assembly are home in their districts for the holidays. And we have a chance to tell them directly to oppose this brazen conspiracy to rig the justice system for partisan control.
Attend one of these 90-minute town halls, hosted by Progress NC and NC Voters for Clean Elections (NCVCE), where local legislators and other experts will be invited to discuss our community's concerns, and we'll give the latest ways to help you fight back for fair courts.
If you have questions, please contact NCVCE's Melissa Price Kromm at [email protected].
Monday 12/4, 6:30pm: Greenville town hall (Unitarian Universalist Church, 131 Oakmont Dr.)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1406451049453790
Thursday 12/7, 11am: Asheville press conference (Pack Square Park, 80 Court Plaza)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/773609219508836/
Saturday 12/9, 1pm: Winston-Salem town hall (Forsyth Central Library, 660 W 5th St.)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/517416498610814/
Monday 12/11, 6:30pm: Wilmington town hall, (Wilmington Community Arts Center, 120 S 2nd St.)
Facebook event : https://www.facebook.com/events/165441040861767/
Tuesday 12/12, 6:30pm: Charlotte town hall (Midwood Cultural Center, 1817 Central Ave #215)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1637776232927536/
Wednesday 12/13, 11am: Greensboro protest (Guilford County Courthouse, 201 S Eugene St.)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1531259763656703/
Thursday 12/14, 11am: Greenville protest (Pitt County Courthouse, 100 W 3rd St.)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1531259763656703/
Thursday 12/14, 7pm: Chapel Hill town hall (405 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/509368889443231/
Thursday 1/4, 11am: Charlotte protest (Mecklenburg County Courthouse, 832 E 4th St.)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/227569234446838/
Monday 1/9, 11am: Fayetteville protest (Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick St.)
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/496711897380992/