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The Brennan Center is intervening to help defend the nation’s first voluntary full public financing program for judicial elections.
Perry v. Bartlett (E.D.N.C.) & North Carolina Right to Life v. Bartlett (4th Cir.)
In 1999, representing a North Carolina state legislator and a statewide campaign finance coalition, the Center entered as an amicus in two federal lawsuits in defense of the state’s campaign finance laws.
One bit of little-celebrated news from the election is that more publicly-funded candidates were elected to office in 2008 than ever before….
About That “Flipping” Vote—What You Should Know
There has been a rash of reports of “vote flipping” in early voting states…
The Public Financing Landscape
The Fourth Circuit recently delivered some good news for public financing advocates…
Illustrations by Risko
Advocates Urge Court to Dismiss Challenge to N. Carolina’s Successful Public Campaign Finance Law
The Center and the North Carolina Department of Justice submitted a brief urging the Supreme Court to refrain from reviewing a Fourth Circuit decision upholding North Carolina’s innovative program.
Election Protection Off to a Great Start Assisting
Nearly 400 Hotline Calls So Far Reporting Primary Election Barriers.
Brennan Center Urges 4th Circuit to Uphold Public Financing System for Statewide Judicial Elections
In a case with national implications for the election of judges, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit today considered the fate of North Carolina’s public campaign finance system for statewide judicial elections. Enacted in 2002, North Carolina’s program was the first full public campaign finance system for statewide judicial elections in the nation.
Related Case: Jackson v. Leake
Letter to Secretaries of State re: iVotronic “Vote Flipping”
Joint letter from the Brennan Center for Justice and Verified Voting urging 16 Secretaries of State to make voters aware of reported “vote flipping” problems on iVotronic voting machines in use in their states.
Buying Time—2010: North Carolina
North Carolina 2010 judicial election advertisments.
President of the Association of State Correctional Administrators,Theodis Beck, weighs in on the importance of restoring voting rights.