<p>Join us Monday, April 27th, 2020 at 7pm for a virtual town hall.  The coronavirus pandemic is impacting virtually every aspect of our lives &#8211; including our ability to participate in our democracy.&nbsp; We’ve already seen the chaos that ensued in Wisconsin when officials failed to provide safe and accessible options for voters to cast&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/protect-our-vote-nc-defending-democracy-during-covid19-vir

<p>North Carolina Voters for Clean Election&#8217;s Director, Melissa Price Kromm, pens an op-ed in The Hill on why we need the Senate to pass HR1, The For the People Act. Published on March 13, 2020. We the People demand the Senate pass the ‘For the People Act’ By Melissa Price Kromm The U.S. Senate should be a&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/hill-we-people-demand-senate-pass-people-act">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-

<p>Our coalition&#8217;s work to create a North Carolina Pro-Democracy Agenda has been highlighted in&nbsp;Facing South&nbsp;and&nbsp;Truthout.&nbsp; To learn more, check out NCVCE&#8217;s&nbsp;backgrounder to building a pro-democracy, anti-corruption, anti-suppression agenda.</p>

<p>Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign made an important point by purchasing Facebook ads that claimed founder Mark Zuckerberg endorsed President Donald Trump. This was completely false and the campaign was deliberately trolling Facebook’s lack of rules regarding political ads. Despite it being so clearly untrue, the ads ran anyway. This demonstration of the potential to spread&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/political-ads-shouldnt-be-

<p>House Bill 700, Digital Campaign Finance Disclosure Changes was not heard in committee this session.&nbsp; As an election bill it can still be heard during the 2020 short session, however timing for 2020 implementation will be challenging. To see latest version of the bill click&nbsp;here.&nbsp; Read executive summary&nbsp;here.&nbsp;</p>

<p>By: Melissa Price Kromm Published at Truthout on May 14, 2019 President Trump’s threats against the judiciary — and his manipulation of the branch altogether — are happening at breakneck speeds. Amid the president’s fear-mongering, however, the public is missing drastic changes that are taking place right under our noses. There is a quieter, less&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/truthout-we-need-reclaim-state-courts-big-money-and-

<p>In the past few election cycles, campaigns have changed how they communicate to voters. Digital ads on social media platforms are becoming the norm.  But North Carolina’s campaign finance disclosure laws have not kept up with changing technology. That slow reaction created a blind spot which outside spending groups exploit by running advertisements on Facebook and&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/house-bill-700-digital-campaign-fi

<p>NCVCE has joined the By the People campaign, a referendum committee, comprised of a diverse group of grassroots organizations across North Carolina to oppose all six consitutional amendments on the North Carolina ballot November, 2018.&nbsp; Learn more at&nbsp;https://bythepeoplenc.com/</p>

<p>Davidson County Commissioners passed a resolution opposing judicial changes in our legislature. Davidson County Dispatch covered the&nbsp;story&nbsp;on the resolution passage. &nbsp;&nbsp; Please see their&nbsp;resolution&nbsp;opposing a constitutional amendment that allows legislators, not the voters, to choose our judges, judicial redistricting efforts in their county and asks the legislature to revert back to the system of&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncfo

<p>Please see our new Fair Courts NC website at:&nbsp;faircourtsnc.com&nbsp;for more on our campaign to protect fair and impartial courts!</p>

<p>Unconstitutionally-elected General Assembly cancels an election in order to further rig the system to benefit Republicans RALEIGH &#8212; Progress NC Action released the following statement on Tuesday in response to the House and Senate voting to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 656, which cancels next year’s primary elections for judicial races: The&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/statement-senate-bill-656-veto-ove

<p>We applaud the governor for vetoing Senate Bill 656. &nbsp; Senate Bill 656 had some good provisions in it, like lowering the threshold for third parties to get on the ballot. &nbsp;However, it also eliminated&nbsp;judicial primaries next year. &nbsp;Here is our&nbsp;statement&nbsp;on Senate Bill 656.&nbsp; The Governor&#8217;s&nbsp;veto message: “This legislation abolishes a scheduled election and takes&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/c

<p>State lawmakers to further erode NC&#8217;s democracy with plan to end judicial primaries</p>

<p>Event: “Protecting Judicial Independence: Why it matters” is co-hosted by the LWV-CM and the North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections. Panelists: Former Mayor Richard Vinroot, Former NC Superior Court Judge Lane Williamson and local social justice and civil right attorney Tim Emry Time: 6:30 pm &#8211; 8:00 Event will start @ 630pm sharp. We have&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/protecting-judicial-independence-town-hall">Continu

<p>&#8220;This judicial gerrymandering is just the latest attack in the state legislature&#8217;s ongoing war on democracy in North Carolina,” said Progress North Carolina executive director Gerrick Brenner.</p>

<p>Winston-Salem Journal&nbsp;article&nbsp;by Scott Sexton highlighting the work of NCVCE. &nbsp; Melissa Price Kromm sounded harried when she answered her phone. “Can I call you right back? I’m at the legislature.” Where else would she be on a Tuesday afternoon in June? The director of North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections — the group is exactly&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/little-bills-big-rush-can-tip-checks-and-balances">

<p>Op-ed&nbsp;in NC Policy Watch by Melissa Price Kromm In the past few months, North Carolinians have seen our General Assembly make national news several times. At least a couple of those times were due to the continuing and shameless partisan assaults on the independence of our courts.</p>

<p>Great op-ed by former Democratic senate candidate John Rauh in favor of public financing of elections. &#8220;There is a solution. By enacting a system of public financing for congressional and presidential elections, money will no longer be a barrier for prospective candidates who are not wealthy and not able to raise the funds but who&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/content/op-ed-john-rauh-favor-public-financing-elections">Continue rea

<p>During a House Judiciary Committee&nbsp;hearing on House Bill 335, North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections voiced opposition to another political coup bill. &nbsp;The&nbsp;News &amp; Observer&nbsp;took notice. &nbsp; “It’s just another court-tampering bill,” Melissa Price Kromm, director of Voters for Clean Elections, told the committee. “Why do judges even have to be associated with political parties?&hellip; <a class="more-link" href="https://ncforthepeopleaction.org/c