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Electoral Freedom Act

The League of NC is interested in improving democracy by increasing ballot access by all parties and candidates. The Electoral Freedom Act, HB-32, in the 2011 General Assembly, proposes to greatly improve ballot access for independent parties and unaffiliated candidates. Read more about the Electoral Freedom Act . . .

The League opposes legislation to require voter ID at the polls.

LWV Charlotte Mecklenburg sent a letter to the Charlotte Observer in opposition to the proposed voter ID legislation. We understand that the legislature is planning to move ahead with this legislation. Now is a good time for interested Local Leagues to be getting articles into their newspapers.

Read more about Public Advocacy for Voter Protection . . .

National Popular Vote

The LWVUS initiated a study of the National Popular Vote in 2008. In 2009 LWV began the concurrence process with Leagues throughout the country. Read more . . .

Campaign Reform

What’s happening now? Working closely with a coalition of groups interested in campaign reform, we continue to advance legislation that provides for freer elections. North Carolina Voters for Clean Elections has produced a Legislative Scorecard every year since 2006, showing how legislators across the state voted on campaign reform bills. Know how your legislator voted. If you would like to get involved in working for election reform in NC, please contact Louise Romanow at LWVNCCampaignReform@earthlink.net.
Updated February 8, 2011.

Public Financing of Judicial Races

• Final ratified version of the bill to strengthen the judicial fund (H-1828)
• Democracy North Carolina 2007 Check-it-off flyer
• Democracy North Carolina Check Off Information
• Democracy North Carolina Check Off & Public Campaign Fund Q&As
• Democracy North Carolina Letter to Editor talking points
• Democracy North Carolina copy information for newsletters
• Democracy North Carolina "buck slip" with key Check Off information
• N.C. Public Campaign flyer and information sheet
• Final ratified version of the Judicial Campaign Reform Act (S-1054)
• Special to The Observer on Judicial Campaign Finance

Public Funding of Legislative Races

• 2007 House legislative public financing pilot bill (did not pass)

Public Funding of Executive Races (Council of State)

• SB-966, 2009:Expand Voter-Owned Elections passed with public funding available for Auditor, Superintendent of Public Instruction and Commissioner of Insurance.
• H-1517, 2007, Council of State public funding pilot, passed at the 11th hour
• LWVNC Committee Testimony for H-1517.Rogers.6.20.2007

Local Funding

• HB-120, 2009: the local public financing authorization bill
• H-1024, 2007 that allowed for ‘Instant runoff’ voting in Cary and Hendersonville during the 2007 elections
  
• 2007 Chapel Hill Campaign Finance Options (H-483)

Same Day Registration

In accordance with the League of Women Voters' position of promoting political responsibility through informed and active participation of citizens in government, the LWVNC supports instant runoff voting (IRV) for all statewide and local elections.

• Same Day Registration Bill (H-19)
• Op-Ed Letter on Same Day Registration by LWVNC member Peg Chapin

Redistricting

• LWVNC Position on Redistricting

Other Election Reform

• Instant Runoff Pilot in Cary, 2007
• About Instant Runoff Voting

League Partners

• NC Voters for Clean Elections
• NC Center for Voter Education
• Democracy North Carolina
• NC Judges.org
• NC Open Government Coalition