September 30, 2016
Election Protection: Get trained to be a poll monitor!
Democracy North Carolina is recruiting “Vote Protectors” to monitor polls in key precincts all over the state for signs of trouble voting on Election Day.
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February 19, 2016
Why Democracy Matters: Asheville (2/25/16)
Read MoreJoin us Thursday, February 25th in Asheville for a special forum to highlight the need for “pro-democracy” agenda to support good jobs, strong schools, racial justice, and a safe environment for all!
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May 21, 2015
Voter ID public hearings coming across NC
Read MoreThe State Board of Elections is holding 9 public hearings across the state to hear your comments about a fuzzy part of the new photo ID law. The law says the ID must “reasonably resemble” the voter. But what does that mean?
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December 4, 2014
Election law changes blocked up to 50,000 N.C. voters
Read MoreA democratic society should guarantee that every citizen seeking to exercise their civic right and responsibility to vote can do so, but a new analysis of the 2014 election by watchdog Democracy North Carolina says our state is failing to live up to that standard.
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Read MoreYou can do something about dark money corrupting our elections. Two new bills would do require rapid and electronic disclosure so we can see where the money is coming from. Add your name to our petition, today!
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July 26, 2013
NC Republicans successful in attack on democracy
Read MoreProof that Republicans will stop at nothing to avoid being held accountable by the people for the decline of North Carolina.
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July 6, 2012
Calls to overturn Citizens United grow
Read MoreNorth Carolinians will get a chance to hear from the experts about what is being done and what you can do to advance the cause of overturning Citizens United at one of several stops on Move to Amend’s “Barnstorming Tour”, July 7-11.
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December 16, 2011
First Art Pope teach-in draws a crowd
Read MoreA crowd of about 100 people turned up for the first teach-in about Art Pope, organized by Democracy NC and the NC State AFL-CIO, and more than 300 people watched the live stream online on Dec. 13.
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North Carolina’s most powerful power broker, his well-funded political network, and his dangerous agenda for North Carolina will be the subject of a community teach-in December 13 in Raleigh.
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November 18, 2011
Art Pope Will Be Exposed at Community Teach-In (12/13)
Read MoreLearn about one of North Carolina’s most powerful power broker, his well-funded political network, and his dangerous agenda for North Carolina.
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October 28, 2011
Tell Art Pope: Stop Drowning Democracy in Corporate Cash!
Read MoreArt Pope uses his corporation as a political money machine. He is North Carolina’s top political donor. The puppets he elects serve the interests of the 1% but hurt the rest of us.Sign this petition, and tell Art Pope to “Stop the flood of corporate money in politics.”
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September 23, 2011
Thom Tillis Stars at First Ever “Tilly Awards”
Read MoreThe NC State AFL-CIO, along with allied groups, hosted a tongue-in-cheek awards ceremony today that showed North Carolinians are taking notice. The 1st Annual Tilly Awards gave Speaker Tillis a special type of recognition for his work.
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July 22, 2011
Colbert Report Covers Voter ID Laws
Read MoreIt seems the greatest truth tellers in our public discourse today are not found on the nightly news or cable TV. They are comedians like Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and the writers at The Onion. This week, Stephen Colbert devoted coverage to the nationwide push to restrict ballot access.
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State lawmakers will return to Raleigh on Wednesday, July 13 for a special session during which Republicans will use their majorities in the House and Senate to renew their attacks on our voting rights. And we will be there to greet them. Join us in Raleigh July 13th!
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