Democracy North Carolina

In 2023, Democracy North Carolina created 20 voter education resources for use in the Municipal Elections. We distributed more than 150,000 nonpartisan resources which highlighted changes in election laws including the implementation of a photo Voter ID law.

During the 2023 Municipal Elections, our policy department recruited and trained 650 people to be Election Advocates, which consists of Poll Monitors, Exit Poll Interviewers, and CBOE volunteers. We deployed Vote Protectors at 9 locations in 6 counties. The Exit Pollsters interviewed people leaving the polls to gather information about the implementation of the new Voter ID law and its impact on voters casting ballots. Our CBOE monitors attended meetings in 32 counties, with 152 reports in total. Our communications team created voter education resources that were distributed statewide by advocates and partners. Additionally, the communications department managed and updated NCVoter.org, a website that provides comprehensive educational resource to voters.Democracy North Carolina owns and hosts the Election Protection hotline for the state of NC - 888-Our Vote. In conjunction with the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, the hotline was staffed by trained volunteers (lawyers, law students, and voting rights experts). The hotline handled 515 tickets in 2023.

Our communications team connected with grassroots partners to mobilize voters and encourage political participation.Our Regional Managing Organizers (RMOs) across 5 regions in the state worked with civic organizations, places of worship, community leaders and other individuals to engage voters--educating them n new Voter ID laws, changes in votingrequirements for previouslyincarceratedpeople, and the impact of gerrymandering in their communities.