Once again North Carolina is suffering the ill effects of mainstream journalism’s sad decline. Once the Columbia Journalism Review was the most-respected publication in its ... Keep Reading
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Maddow Madness
Rachel Maddow had a recent hit piece on voting reform in North Carolina. Here's a good piece ripping apart her pretensions. We may have further responses later. I just wanted to ... Keep Reading
Civitas Praises Voting Reforms in House Bill 589, VIVA/Election Reform
July 24, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Francis X. De Luca (919) 834-2099, Francis.DeLuca@nccivitas.org RALEIGH -- The Civitas Institute has hailed House Bill 589, VIVA ... Keep Reading
A Northerner’s View of Court Decision
As a recovering Yankee, I'd like to throw a few words in about the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act. As other commentators have pointed out, the decision ... Keep Reading
Election Complaints Must Be Shared with Public
Imagine that you are in charge of an event of statewide or even national importance. You must interact with thousands of people over the course of months, with the action ... Keep Reading
SB 155: Not-So-Independent Redistricting Commission
This week's Bad Bill of the Week focuses on legislation intended to create an "independent redistricting commission." While a supposedly independent commission assigned to handle ... Keep Reading
Voting Fraud Facts
Hans von Spakovsky of the Heritage Foundation reviews the Supreme Court decision on Indiana's voter ID law, which they OK'd. The court said there is voter fraud -- enough to ... Keep Reading
Civitas Spotlights Lobbyist’s Hidden Influence on State Board of Elections
Dec. 14, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Susan Myrick (919) 834-2099 Susan.Myrick@NCCivitas.org RALEIGH – A new Civitas Institute investigation reveals how a liberal ... Keep Reading
NC SBE – Who is really in charge and who do they work for?
By now you may have heard about the letter Civitas received from a law firm on behalf of the NC NAACP. As part of its lawsuit against North Carolina's new voter ID law they sent us ... Keep Reading
Testing the Need for Photo ID
I went in to get some ordinary medical tests today. The lab required three things: a credit card, a doctor's order, and ... a drivers license. So, tell me again ... why is it ... Keep Reading
