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We've Been Through This Before

NC NAACP CALLS ON THOUSANDS OF NORTH CAROLINIANS TO TAKE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE DELIBERATE LIES STATED IN A GOP MAILER ABOUT THE RACIAL JUSTICE ACT

GOP Mailer

Read National Journal Article Below

Willie Horton Returns?

 Read NAACP RESPONSE BELOW

Download NAACP Letter to Mr. Fetzer

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Election Protection Hotline

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Election Protection Hotline

at

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or go to www.866OurVote.org.

For Spanish-language assistance,

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EARLY VOTING CONTINUES IN NC

UNTIL SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30TH
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YOU CAN NOT REGISTER & VOTE ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND; 

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Duplin Citizens Oppose Bill to Dilute Strength of African America Vote

A busload of citizens from Duplin County, members of the Duplin County NAACP, and NAACP State Leadership, protested Senate Bill 550 which tries to add an additional member to Duplin County’s Board of Education and Board of Commissioners. The Duplin County Board of Elections and its Board of Commissioners both oppose this bill.

Voting Rights Ruling By U.S. Supreme Court Ignores Ugly Racist History

Update March 25, 2009: NC Attorney General Roy Cooper attended People of Color Lobby Day at the State Legislature with NC NAACP activists to announce he is filing a "friend of the court brief" in Supreme Court voting rights case. See Associated Press coverage.The NC NAACP release can be found at the end of this article.

The U.S. Supreme Court's latest interpretation of the Voting Rights Act is a "direct blow" to the state's efforts to heal the "racist wounds of the past," the NC NAACP says. In a 5-4 decision March 9, 2009, the high court ruled that the Voting Rights Act does not apply to legislative districts that are less than 50 percent minority. The decision means that a congressional district in the Wilmington area will have to be redrawn and that minorities could lose representation. See coverage in the Raleigh News and Observer.

A N&O editorial, "A seat, a setback: Supreme Court ruling invalidating the shape of an NC legislative district will dilute minority voters influence" supports the NC NAACP position.

Below is a joint statement of Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, President of the NC NAACP; Amina J. Turner, Executive Director; and Mr. Al McSurely, Legal Redress Committee Chair.