The North Carolina State AFL-CIO is proud to announce the labor federation’s endorsements for the May 17th primary election in North Carolina—72 candidates who are dedicated to fighting for working people. Leading the slate of candidates is Cheri Beasley for U.S. Senate, who is 1 of 6 union members running for office this year.
North Carolina union members and voters across the state are turning to safe and secure absentee ballots for the November election in increasing numbers this year because of the pandemic. Over 950,000 voters in our state have requested absentee ballots, more than 12 times the numbers in 2016, and over 150,000 ballots have been cast by mail already this year.
We’ve endorsed Sabra Jean Faires for NC Supreme Court and Alma Adams for the 12th Congressional District. Here’s everything else you need to know about voting in the June 7th primary.
Voters without an approved photo ID will be allowed to vote in 2016 – with conditions – a small but significant exception to the 2013 ‘monster’ voter ID law that opponents hope will be struck down entirely in court.
The 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?
Join us at Government Plaza in Downtown Greensboro for the last Moral Monday before the Election! This will be a Moral “Push to the Polls” as we stand together for voting rights, health care, public education, economic justice, and more!
You’re the kind of person who votes, but who couldn’t use a little reminder? We know you’re busy, so we’re here to help! Make Election Day a breeze. Make a Plan. go.aflcio.org/MakeAPlan
Voting shouldn’t be scary. If you see something strange when you go to vote – or if you just have questions about voting – call our friends at Democracy North Carolina on their Election Protection Hotline at 1-888-OUR-VOTE.
What issue or issues will drive you to vote this year? Whatever drives you, be sure you vote!
Greensboro News & Record reported on our “Moral March to the Polls” to kick off the start of Early Voting in North Carolina. Early voting runs until November 1.
Voting rights and worker power will be front and center on Thursday, October 23 in Greensboro when workers, union members, environmentalists, and educators go on a “Moral March to the Polls” to cast their vote for a better North Carolina.
In their oped, Sister Campbell and MaryBe McMillan urge North Carolina workers to defy the big money noise machine flooding our elections with dark money in an effort to turn working family voters into stay-at-home cynics by doing just the opposite – voting and doing so in record numbers!
NETWORK Nuns on the Bus are bringing their bus and their nuns the Old State Capitol to rally for voter rights and voter registration at 2:00 PM this Saturday (10/4).
If you intend to hold NC politicians accountable for kicking jobless workers while they’re down, undermining public education, denying Medicaid expansion, and raising taxes on working people to cut them for the rich, then you better make sure you are registered to vote by October 10 or you won’t get to vote at all.
Join us for an afternoon of pie throwing for civil rights! Learn about voting laws that will affect you this election year, and let’s make sure Greensboro turns out to vote!
