HB 805 is a bill aimed to impose extremely harsh penalties for our state’s already vague and problematic riot laws. If enacted, this bill would bring very serious “riot” charges against someone simply present at a gathering —even if they’ve caused no harm or property damage. By increasing charges associated with acts of nonviolent civil disobedience, HB 805 threatens to strip away the right to vote for thousands of Black, Brown, and Indigenous people.

Finally, #SB326 is up: shrinking both the absentee request deadline and absentee ballot receipt deadline. Sen. Marcus shares our problem with it: voters don't know when they'd have to mail in their ballot to ensure it will be counted. "This is voter disenfranchisement, not Election Integrity". Sen. Marcus. Votes will be thrown out just because of arriving after Election Day, even if it were submitted by then or even before!

Senate Elections Cmte is now discussing #SB725 which would prohibit funding from nonprofits to help under-resourced counties pay for elections. Sen. Marcus is worried about taking away all the funding options possible, which also making sure there is no undue influence. Same! Elections in 2020 were under-funded, with non profit groups having to come in to fund basic necessities like hazard pay for the poll workers who worked during early voting. Sen. Perry doesn't think we should establish funding bc the 2020 pandemic was a once-in-a-lifetime event.

The Elections Cmte meeting has started. #SB724 is up first! Watch here: ncleg.gov/LegislativeCal… They're discussing Online voter registration (OVR) now. If you didn't know, OVR helped tens of thousands of voters of all political stripes access during the pandemic. #SB724 would create a more restrictive process for registering to vote online, disenfranchising voters —like working families—who must use flexible voting options.

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

REPORT: @democracync 2018 turnout analysis, including interactive maps, county-level trends, demographic shifts, and the constitutional amendments:
demnc.co/2018turnout | Research: @sgfrothingham #ncpol @sgfrothingham ICYMI: 2018 Election garnered an impressive voter turnout rate of 53%, compared to 44% in 2014-- despite the fact that 2018 was a "blue moon" election year, absent races for US Senate, Governor, or President to drive turnout. More: demnc.co/2018turnout #ncpol