RALEIGH – Yesterday the Civitas Institute decided to withdraw its request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to remove same-day ballots from certification, while the lawsuit requesting voter verification of same-day registrants in accordance with the law and constitution moves forward.
Civitas president Francis De Luca said, “Our decision to drop the request for the temporary injunction avoids any continued disruption to the conclusion of the election, given the political realities. It is important to focus on the core issue of the suit, which seeks to ensure the equal treatment of voters under the law. To count ballots without proper verification of same-day registration information discriminates by treating one class of voters differently from another and ignores federal and state laws. We hope all can now focus on the important issue of voter verification. The federal lawsuit will move forward.”
To arrange an interview with Civitas President Francis De Luca, please contact Demi Dowdy at demi.dowdy@nccivitas.org or 919-747-8064.
Founded in 2005, the Civitas Institute is a Raleigh, NC-based, 501(c)(3) nonprofit policy organization committed to creating a North Carolina whose citizens enjoy liberty and prosperity derived from limited government, personal responsibility and civic engagement. To that end, Civitas develops and advocates for conservative policy solutions to improve the lives of all North Carolinians.
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Thank you Mr. De Luca for the update. You, and your staff there at Civitas are doing a great job.
Respectfully submitted by SD2010
Considering that you only did this, to stop Cooper from winning, make this action …silly at best, purely corrupt at worse ….as we all know. You could have done this anytime, same day voting has been going on for many elections, you just found out now! Please don’t insult your audience. The actions by the GOP and your organization were coordinated to make sure , that McCrory would win no matter the cost to truth. Is there no shame when it comes to what you will do to NC, to get your way?
Lucia Messina: Perhaps you missed the most improtant part of this statement; “….while the lawsuit requesting voter verification of same-day registrants in accordance with the law and constitution moves forward.
Thank you Civitas for all you have done and continue to do to preserve our constitutional rights in NC.