Much has been said and written about the election law reform legislation known as VIVA (Voter Identification Verification Act - HB 589) - but too many of the reports are misleading or just plain wrong.
Published: Tuesday, January 14th, 2014 @ 2:55 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Much has been said and written about the election law reform legislation known as VIVA (Voter Identification Verification Act - HB 589) - but too many of the reports are misleading or just plain wrong.
Published: Friday, November 22nd, 2013 @ 4:07 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Strange behavior can always be found in politicians, you just got to know where to look.
Published: Friday, October 25th, 2013 @ 12:36 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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They filed a lawsuit against Governor McCrory for signing common sense election reforms into law, and now have they want to pull the Civitas Institute into their lawsuit like some kind of co-conspirator.
Published: Thursday, September 12th, 2013 @ 1:37 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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You've heard it from the Left. You've heard it from the press and on TV. It's all over the Internet. The Voter Suppression Act. Disenfranchised voters. One of the nation's most restrictive voter ID laws. Sweeping. Controversial. Restrictive. Fiercely contested. Assault on democracy.
Published: Sunday, September 8th, 2013 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Recent modifications to North Carolina's election laws - including changes affecting voter identification, same-day registration, early voting, and absentee ballot applications - would have almost no effect on voter turnout, voting experts say.
Published: Thursday, August 29th, 2013 @ 11:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While the many are trying desperately to convince North Carolinians otherwise, the passage of House Bill 589 is unlikely to have a big effect on voter participation in 2014, 2016, and beyond.
Published: Wednesday, August 21st, 2013 @ 6:07 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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With the passage of HB 589 VIVA/Election Reform, the North Carolina legislature has produced the first comprehensive updating of our election laws in several decades.
Published: Monday, August 19th, 2013 @ 3:04 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As to why the NAACP and the League of Women Voters have filed separate complaints against the North Carolina Governor and the State Board of Elections due to HB 589 being signed into law on Monday, August 12, 2013, it could be that North Carolina is a political "battle ground" state.
Published: Saturday, August 17th, 2013 @ 2:43 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Gov. Pat McCrory took our advice and signed that voter ID bill passed by the General Assembly. Kudos to him. The bill didn't go as far as I would like to see it go, but something is better than nothing.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 10:06 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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As the debate rages over photo voter ID, it is fascinating to listen to the arguments against the proposed law. The opposition continues to repeat the same old lines used back in 2005 when Georgia passed a similar photo ID bill.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 4:01 pm
By: Thom Goolsby
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Yesterday, despite being warned of its consequences, Gov. Pat McCrory signed HB 589 into law.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 1:38 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory today signed HB 589, commonly referred to as Voter Photo ID, into law. This law will help ensure the integrity of the North Carolina ballot box and provide greater equality in access to voting to North Carolinians.
Published: Tuesday, August 13th, 2013 @ 12:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The mainstream media tells us that Gov. Pat McCrory has 38 bills sitting on his desk waiting for signatures or vetoes.
Published: Monday, August 12th, 2013 @ 5:05 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Please take a moment to tell Governor McCrory that you Support Voter ID and the other election reforms in HB 589 and ask him to sign the bill into law immediately!
Published: Friday, August 9th, 2013 @ 6:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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We’re proud in North Carolina to have laws that encourage people to register and vote while maintaining the integrity of our elections.
Published: Thursday, August 8th, 2013 @ 11:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The terms "voter suppression" and "outrageous" were bandied about during the recent debate over North Carolina's voter ID and election law reforms.
Published: Saturday, August 3rd, 2013 @ 12:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Senate Republicans unveiled a voter ID bill Thursday that resembles a version the House passed earlier this year, with a handful of glaring differences.
Published: Friday, July 19th, 2013 @ 10:34 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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There's a new video out floating around that raises some serious questions about the strength of the voter ID bill that recently passed the GOP-controlled state House.
Published: Friday, June 7th, 2013 @ 12:21 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory signed the following bills into law today.
Published: Saturday, June 1st, 2013 @ 4:31 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Most North Carolinians believe the Civil Rights Movement occurred strictly in the 1960s, with the start of the Sit-Ins at the Woolworth's store in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, February 24th, 2013 @ 4:54 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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December 15 was Bill of Rights Day. It marks the 221st anniversary of the day when the first ten amendments - our Bill of Rights - were ratified in 1791.
Published: Monday, December 31st, 2012 @ 10:47 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Mrs. Daisy Asby Leary, 89, a resident of Washington, N.C., died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at Beaufort County Medical Center.
Published: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 @ 7:14 pm
By: Announcements
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Miss Georgia Hilda Byrum, 89, a resident of the Brian Center, died Saturday, April 9, 2011.
Published: Wednesday, April 13th, 2011 @ 6:33 pm
By: Announcements
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