The bill to “Equalizing Voter Rights” achieves this purpose by providing consequences for college students wishing to abuse a “right” given them by the US Supreme Court. While this bill will not stop students from registering and voting at their temporary college address, it will hold them accountable for this action as adults. Either the …
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Democracy dies quietly in Virginia
On Killing *Effective* Voter ID Laws Journal Entry—APR 5, 2013—With apologies to the late, Hunter S. Thompson, it’s time to write an obituary for free elections in Virginia, with the headline, “Democracy dies quietly in Virginia.” We fear that North Carolina is close behind our northern neighbor. Last week Virginia’s, Republican Governor Bob McDonnell paved …
Time to Equalize the Vote! (The facts about college student voting.)
(Raleigh, NC)—APR 3, 2013—Voter Integrity Project applauds (NC) State Senators Bill Cook, Norman Sanderson and Ronald Rabin for introducing an election reform law that will encourage college students to vote from their home-of-record instead of from their temporary college addresses. These Senate bills come after a Buncombe County Commissioner race that was flipped by student …
VIP-NC Finds Dual Voters in FL & NC
(Raleigh, NC)—MAR 20, 2013—The NC State Board of Elections has confirmed their intent to prosecute five people on suspicion that they voted in both Florida and NC during the November 2012 election, according to email records provided by the Voter Integrity Project of NC, the group that investigated and identified the voters to both states’ …
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VIP-NC Response to League of Women Voters (Letter to Editor–Asheville Mt. Exp)
Dear Editor It is sad to see the League of Women Voters squander their credibility by echoing partisan myths about voter ID law. The League’s defensiveness on the issue suggest a preference for facilitating vote fraud over restoring any confidence in our poorly managed electoral process. Your recent League letter stumbled in citing some ham-handed …
VIP-NC Response to DACA Drivers Licenses
Proper Licensing is Proper Governing (Raleigh, NC)—MAR 5, 2013—The citizen group known as Voter Integrity Project of NC delivered a letter to the Governor’s mansion today at 3:30 PM in support of Governor McCrory’s plan to issue distinct driver’s licenses to certain non-US citizens. “The Governor’s bold decision to issue distinct licenses is a critical …
Coming Soon: Buncombe County Follies
[Story updated in 2021, to correct statement on ND law and to include Frost’s felony conviction.]] (Raleigh, NC)—DEC 14, 2012— North Carolina lawmakers should give careful consideration to the State Board of Election’s quiet 5-0 decision last Thursday, in Raleigh, on the Buncombe County Commissioners’ election and how the decision could dramatically impact any particularly …
Dead Voter Captured (on Video)
(Raleigh, NC)—OCT 29, 2012—Voter integrity Project of NC, the grass-roots organization that recently uncovered “almost 30,000” deceased people still on North Carolina’s voter rolls, has now discovered how simple it is for dead voters to have their identity (and vote) stolen 15 years after they have died. A recent Fox Charlotte news story showed how easily a …
VIP-NC Response: “Unfortunate” Remarks at NAACP Event
VIP-NC Response: “Unfortunate” Remarks at NAACP Event “Our group was saddened to hear that remarks delivered Saturday at Raleigh’s NAACP convention may have mischaracterized the efforts of the Voter Integrity Project – NC. Our main goal from the beginning has been to help reform North Carolina’s antiquated election laws by working to eliminate every …
Republican Registration Fraud Highlights Motor-Voter Flaw
(Raleigh, NC)—OCT 2, 2012—Recent Republican problems involving third-party voter registrations, made legal under the 1993 National Voter Registration Act (or “motor-voter” law), continue to erode the electoral process, according to the Voter Integrity Project of NC. “For years, we have watched as groups like ACORN and NC PIRG have been caught and convicted of registering …
Hispanic Voter Drive Raises Serious Questions for SBoE
(Raleigh, NC)—SEP 24, 2012—Voter Integrity Project of NC, a non-partisan group advocating for free and fair elections, today applauded the efforts of Democracy NC which joined forces with several Hispanic advocacy groups to register Latino voters in an organized campaign this week at all Latino Credit Union branches in the state. “They deserve credit because …
VIP-NC Issues Rebuttal to WRAL Web Article
VIP-NC Issues Rebuttal to WRAL Web Article (Raleigh, NC)—SEP 21, 2012—Voter Integrity Project of NC, a non-partisan group advocating for free and fair elections, today has taken the unusual step of issuing a formal rebuttal to an article written by Mark Binker and posted on the WRAL website Tuesday, Sep 17. While we normally ignore …
Nearly 30,000 Dead Voters Found on NC Election Rolls
Voter Integrity Project of NC has delivered to the NC Board of Elections, today, the names of just under 30,000 deceased NC residents who were still on the state’s voter roll, in some cases, for almost a decade. The group’s work is the key finding from their “citizen audit” of how the state’s election boards …
Wake Election Board Removes Non-US Citizens from Voter Rolls and Recommends Prosecution
UPDATE: N&O CORRECTION Without quite reversing itself after last week’s embarrassing hearing, the Wake County Board of Elections, during today’s regularly scheduled meeting, by a 2-1 vote, agreed to remove 11 non-US citizens from their voter rolls and refer them over to the District Attorney for prosecution. “The Board restored their reputation this week,” said …
Group Accuses Wake County Board of Condoning Voter Fraud
UPDATE: OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT FROM CHALLENGE HEARING AUG. 21, 2012 RALEIGH, NC—Today at 9 AM, at the Wake County Public Safety Center, the Wake County Board of Elections staged a hearing to consider removing 18 registered voters from the rolls who had proven to two government agencies that they were not US citizens. “The Board …
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