Voting Rights Phone Banks in Durham & Orange County

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The past two months have not been kind to those of us who value voting and democracy. Legislators in the General Assembly have introduced bills that would slash early voting, eliminate Sunday voting, and get rid of same-day registration. This is in addition to extreme efforts to make it harder for college students to vote and the introduction of restrictive new voter ID requirements. In a time when North Carolina has some of the highest voter participation rates in the country, legislators are trying to make it harder to vote. (More information attached.)

We believe it is very likely that the legislature will try to rush these bills through at the very end of the session, immediately after the budget negotiations.
Fortunately, there are several ways that we can all directly respond though specifically targeted phone banking on voting rights issues. All of these phone banks involved calling voters and asking them to call targeted legislative leadership with the potential to decide the fate of these bills. This work is complimentary to the critical work of the Moral Monday efforts. Please consider volunteering one or more evenings in the coming weeks.

PHONE BANK TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS IN ORANGE COUNTY
Thursday June 20 from 6:30-8:45 p.m. at Weaver Street Realty, 116 E. Main Street, Carrboro. Bring your cell phone and use the back entrance behind the realty offices. Please RSVP to Cindy Henshaw at [e-mail].
Tuesday June 25 from 5:30-7:30pm at the home of Frankie Price Stern. Please bring your cell phone. Dinner will be provided! Please RSVP to Frankie at [e-mail].

PHONE BANK TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS IN DURHAM COUNTY

Tuesday, June 25 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Democracy NC offices at 1821 Green Street, Durham. Please show up at 5:30 if possible for a short orientation to review the script and other relevant information. Volunteers are asked to bring their cell phones if possible, but land lines are also available for calling. Please RSVP to Allison Harrison at [e-mail].
Thursday, June 27 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Democracy NC offices at 1821 Green Street, Durham. Please show up at 5:30 if possible for a short orientation to review the script and other relevant information. Volunteers are asked to bring their cell phones if possible, but land line calling will be provided as well. Please RSVP to Allison Harrison at [e-mail].
Tuesday, July 2 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. at the Democracy NC offices at 1821 Green Street, Durham. Please show up at 5:30 if possible for a short orientation to review the script and other relevant information. Volunteers are asked to bring their cell phones if possible, but land lines are also available for calling. Please RSVP to Allison Harrison at [e-mail].

PHONE BANK FROM ANYWHERE TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS (VIRTUAL PHONE BANK):

You can call from anywhere in the world if you have an internet connection and a phone.
Link to sign-up and get started: http://bit.ly/ProtectOurVote_PhoneBank
Email [e-mail] for more information.
Phone banks are also happening in Forsyth, Cumberland, and Mecklenburg Counties. Visit http://protectourvotenc.com/ for more info.

INTERESTED IN HOSTING YOUR OWN VOTING RIGHTS PHONE BANK?

Email [e-mail] for more information.