While there is certainly more to democracy than elections, elections are the focal point of a democracy.
Published: Saturday, March 21st, 2020 @ 6:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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It didn't take long into the teleconference to learn that the Chairman of the Board called the emergency meeting because he wanted the board to write a letter to members of the legislature. The board's chair, Andy Penry (Democrat), made a motion for the board's general counsel, Josh Lawson
Published: Wednesday, June 27th, 2018 @ 11:03 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Toxic Agenda - Elections in Crisis, Part I examined how the Left, through the help of the North Carolina legislature, created an election system that ultimately favored Democrats for decades
Published: Thursday, April 26th, 2018 @ 8:06 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In June, Civitas reported on “North Carolina’s Continuing Redistricting Saga,” now, six months later, while the saga continues, it may be better characterized as a debacle
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2017 @ 9:11 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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After Republican Pat McCrory was elected Governor in 2012, North Carolina's well-organized Left-wing nonprofit policy groups met to map out an attack strategy
Published: Thursday, November 23rd, 2017 @ 7:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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In January 2018, Tomas Lopez will replace Bob Hall as Executive Director of Democracy NC
Published: Sunday, October 15th, 2017 @ 11:02 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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If the recent news on North Carolina's political maps and redistricting has you confused, you're not alone
Published: Tuesday, July 25th, 2017 @ 1:39 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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During the nine-week period between May 13, 2017 and July 8, 2017, North Carolina's voter rolls grew by 24,486 voters
Published: Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 @ 3:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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As we wait to see what will happen in the courts with the provisions of the Voter Information Verification Act (VIVA) that were struck down by U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the General Assembly can still act to help protect the votes of all citizens in North Carolina
Published: Monday, May 22nd, 2017 @ 1:00 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Legislative redistricting reform proponents on the Left have become more vocal since Republicans took control of the legislature in 2010
Published: Thursday, April 13th, 2017 @ 9:04 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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In a nutshell, this video by Ami Horowitz shows what liberal college students think about black voters and what black voters in Harlem think about what the students have to say
Published: Monday, March 27th, 2017 @ 11:52 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Governor Roy Cooper’s decision to wait to announce his cabinet appointments until after his swearing in is highly unusual as reported in this recent Civitas article
Published: Thursday, January 5th, 2017 @ 10:00 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Donald Trump's choice of words about the election system is interesting because people interpret the word "rigged" in different ways.
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2016 @ 7:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Fred Lucas, reporting on an election fraud forum hosted by the Heritage Foundation, summed up the problem with voter fraud in general
Published: Wednesday, November 23rd, 2016 @ 4:50 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The Durham County Board of Elections (as well as many of the other local boards of elections in North Carolina) worked through the Veterans Day holiday today
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016 @ 12:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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The first article I read during this election season that predicted a Hillary Clinton victory (using voter turnout) in North Carolina was dated October 12 and written by Jeremy W. Peters of the New York Times News Service.
Published: Tuesday, November 8th, 2016 @ 6:54 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The big question this year seems to be: Why are so many unaffiliated (UNA) voters voting early and who are they voting for? It's not a surprising question since they are turning out in record numbers
Published: Saturday, November 5th, 2016 @ 8:22 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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So here we go again: another Presidential Election without real safeguards to protect our votes
Published: Friday, November 4th, 2016 @ 2:55 am
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On Friday, October 21, my colleague Susan Myrick and I published a report on how another North Carolina State Board of Elections (SBE) employee apparently was advising others to violate state election laws
Published: Thursday, October 27th, 2016 @ 12:34 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Some have called O'Keefe's latest investigation into the collaboration of political groups, super-pacs and nonprofit organizations on the Left explosive
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 5:03 am
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The U.S. Supreme Court has refused Gov. Pat McCrory's request to delay an injunction blocking several provisions in the 2013 election reform legislation known as VIVA - Voter Information Verification Act
Published: Saturday, October 15th, 2016 @ 6:28 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Even with so many legislative races already decided and so many others that appear to be sure things, Democrats believe they can make inroads into the Republican majorities in the North Carolina General Assembly this year.
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2016 @ 1:05 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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On July 27, Civitas’ Susan Myrick pointed out the conflict of interest of Judge Michael Morgan, who is not only running for the one opening on the state Supreme Court this year.
Published: Saturday, August 13th, 2016 @ 12:56 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina Republican lawmakers have answered a three-judge panel ruling earlier this month with a new congressional map that makes changes to all 13 districts and looks very different from the map it replaced. Since the unveiling, Gov. Pat McCrory has called the General Assembly back into a spe
Published: Saturday, May 7th, 2016 @ 12:10 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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It was natural to include unions in the Mapping the Left website. They are the quintessential leftist political machine. With virtually unlimited bank accounts, thanks to mandatory membership and dues, more lawyers than one would care to count, and the best community organizing structure...
Published: Sunday, April 10th, 2016 @ 4:51 pm
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When WRAL reported on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to throw out North Carolina's congressional maps barely a month ahead of the 2016 Primary, the station's "journalists" turned to their friends in three different organizations belonging to Blueprint NC (the "eviscerate"* group)...
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 3:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Two Charlotte media organizations, the Charlotte Observer and WBTV, ran stories last week about a legislator who appears to have made stealth changes to legislation that would possibly benefit some of his contributors
Published: Monday, January 25th, 2016 @ 11:31 pm
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The Durham County Board of Elections met to hear the challenge to Ivanna Gonzalez's voter registration. In less than an hour, the two board members present (one Democrat and one Republican), voted to dismiss the case for lack of evidence.
Published: Thursday, January 7th, 2016 @ 7:33 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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If you're a frequent visitor to Mapping the Left (mappingtheleft.com) you have watched the website go through a transformation in the last few weeks. The look is new and mappingtheleft.com has been redesigned with advanced capabilities. You will notice faster and more powerful, yet simple...
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 6:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Environmentalists like to preach that all life is connected - but they themselves are connected in an intricate web of activists, groups, money and influence. And our revamped Mapping the Left site kicks off by unveiling a new network showing how these links are spread across North Carolina.
Published: Friday, October 23rd, 2015 @ 6:12 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Who does it take for the NC General Assembly to move fast? Apparently lawmakers can act swiftly if they want to legalize hemp, a relative of marijuana, especially when four lobbyists are on the job, and when the son of a political insider stands to benefit.
Published: Friday, October 16th, 2015 @ 3:33 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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WRAL's Laura Leslie wrote about an Energy Forum held at the Legislature yesterday organized by opponents of renewable energy programs. (Translation from WRAL speak: opponents to taxpayer-funded renewable energy programs.) The central theme of Leslie's article seems to be the famous "Koch Brothers."
Published: Friday, September 25th, 2015 @ 2:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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There were very few surprises during this summer's three-week federal court hearing to decide the fate of election reform legislation that was passed in 2013 and implemented in 2014 — but there was one big revelation.
Published: Monday, September 14th, 2015 @ 6:40 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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The hearing that will determine the fate of North Carolina's election reform law wrapped up Aug. 7. Groups that included the NC NAACP and the League of Women Voters of NC, joined by Eric Holder's (and Loretta Lynch's) U.S. Justice Department, are suing the state over election reform legislation (th
Published: Sunday, August 23rd, 2015 @ 11:16 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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