Voting Rights & Democracy

The ACLU of North Carolina continues to defend and expand the right to vote through lobbying, litigation, and working in coalition with partner organizations across the state.

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Voting is the cornerstone of democracy. And yet, the right to vote is under constant threat. In North Carolina, we continue to see attempts to impose barriers to the ballot box, limit the times and ways people can vote, and keep formerly incarcerated people from voting once they are no longer held captive by the state.

The ACLU of North Carolina continues to defend and expand the right to vote through lobbying, litigation, and working in coalition with partner organizations across the state.

Be sure to get your voting information from official and trusted sources. When in doubt, call the Election Protection Hotline or visit the N.C. State Board of Elections website. If you have any questions about the voting process, call 888-OUR-VOTE to speak with an elections expert at the nonpartisan Election Protection Hotline!

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Underminding fair elections, trend we must end

NC Politicians Are Undermining Fair Elections, and it is a Trend We Must End

North Carolina Republican leaders are attempting to redraw the state’s U.S. House district map to help lock in control of Congress—again. Trump’s state win in 2024 didn’t give our politicians a mandate to rig the 2026 midterms.
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ACLU of North Carolina Responds to Griffin Concession

Jefferson Griffin, a candidate for a North Carolina Supreme Court seat who previously challenged the results of the election, has conceded to his opponent, Justice Allison Riggs.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights & Democracy
Court Cases: Griffin v. North Carolina Board of Elections (Amicus)
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We're challenging Judge Jefferson Griffin's attempt to disqualify 60,000 votes in the NC Supreme Court race.

ACLU of North Carolina Files Amicus Brief in Case over Supreme Court Race

The ACLU of North Carolina has filed an amicus brief on “democratic backsliding” ignited by Griffin vs. NC State Board of Elections, a case in which Judge Jefferson Griffin seeks to disqualify over 60,000 votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race.
Issue Areas: Voting Rights & Democracy
Court Case
Feb 10, 2025

Griffin v. North Carolina Board of Elections (Amicus)

Judge Jefferson Griffin is attempting to throw out 60,000 lawfully submitted ballots in the 2024 race for a seat on the NC Supreme Court.
Court Case
Nov 02, 2020

Drumwright, et al. v. Cole, et al.

Court Case
Jul 10, 2020

Chambers v. State of NC (Voting Access Amid COVID-19)

The American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of North Carolina, and Sullivan & Cromwell filed a lawsuit challenging absentee ballot witness requirements that needlessly put North Carolinians at risk of exposure to COVID-19.
Court Case
Aug 12, 2013

League of Women Voters of North Carolina et al. v. North Carolina

The ACLU, the ACLU of North Carolina, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice successfully challenged North Carolina's voter suppression law that imposed a voter ID requirement and eliminated same-day registration, out-of-precinct voting, and a week of early voting.