Senate Bill 326 (Jim Crow 2.0) is back. And has now been split into 3 different bills: #SB326 #SB724 and #SB725 They’re trying to make it harder for us to fight by making it more confusing, but we’re still here!
The Senate Elections & Redistricting Committee is meeting at 11 am to discuss these 3 bills, you can watch it all go down here: ncleg.gov/LegislativeCal… #ncga #ncpol
If you don’t remember, #SB326 threatens to disenfranchise over 11,000 voters, many identifying as Black, brown, or Indigenous people, by making it harder to vote by mail.
Right now, voters are protected from mail delays with a 3 day grace period for receipt of votes-by-mail so long as they were postmarked by Election Day. But, #SB326 would move the final receipt date to Election Day.
1+ million North Carolinians took advantage of voting by mail in the 2020 general election, setting a record amount of voters by mail. For some, this was the most viable option to participate in democracy and keep themselves and their families safe from exposure to COVID-19...
...Many of those voters were Black, brown, and Indigenous. Many were from under-resourced communities.
It’s clear that these bills are modern-day voter suppression. Although they may appear to make small changes, they would have a big impact on voters.
The provision that has now been moved to #SB725 will block counties from receiving grant funding from nonprofit organizations. In 2020, these grants helped counties pay poll workers and purchase PPE.
While blocking funds from nonprofits in #SB725, now #SB724 will pour money into discriminatory Voter ID requirements. This is at a time when county election officials are already scrambling to fund fair and safe elections.
These restrictions are not “Election Integrity” or “Voter Access”. They are blatant attempts at voter suppression. #ncga #ncpol
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