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What would North Carolina be like without us?
W
e ask ourselves this question
at Democracy North Carolina
whenever the challenges we
face seem overwhelming. The answer
always reassures us: North Carolina
would not be the national leader we
are today, with Same Day Registra-
tion, Voter-Owned Elections, Youth
Pre-Registration and other electoral
reforms that serve as models for the
rest of our country.
Take a moment to think of how pro-
found this statement is: over the
past decade, with your support and
the help of our allies, we have trans-
formed North Carolina into a state
where good government is a priority
and where participation in democracy
is rising faster than in any other state.
When we look at it that way, it gives us
We needed this strength recently
when the Citizens United ruling came
down from the Supreme Court, leav-
ing a lot of people worried that their
voices would be drowned out by
Stay Informed
In December, we launched a re-
vamped website that highlights
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sue education, program descrip-
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Spring 2010
We could not have accomplished won victories in local, state and federal
Voter-Owned Elections, successfully
any of these things without our shepherded Youth Pre-Registration
dedicated partners or without through the General Assembly and set
you, our unwavering supporters the stage for stronger ethical reforms.
thank you for standing by us.
2010: Seizing Opportunities
money in politics. We moved quickly There will never be an easy year for
to reassure people that we will meet Democracy North Carolina and we
this challenge in the same way we
can guarantee you that 2010 will be
have met every other challenge to no exception.
democracy in the past decade: by
identifying practical opportunities
for reform and uniting those who are We hope you will stick with us as we:
unleashed corporate spending in
elections;
This is not the kind of work that ends Tighten ethics laws and address
up in headlines very often. Winning
electoral and ethical reforms requires
the ability to pull back in the short- Work to expand Voter-Owned,
term to protect long-term progress.
Above all, it requires perseverance. All Ensure broad participation from
of which means our greatest victories educated voters.
are often incremental wins. But we al-
ways move forward and, in a decade These goals to defend and improve
of shaping North Carolinas democ- democracy are lofty and they will
racy, we have never strayed from our never be easily won. But we have
the power of democracy itself on
mission of achieving a government
our side and weve learned to use
that is truly of, by and for the people.
that power. We do not intend to back
A Look at 2009 down now.
Last year, we did what we have always
done at Democracy North Carolina.
We acknowledged the challenges we With ethics and Citizens United
faced (a recession; political scandals; on peoples minds, we have a rare
state budget woes; an anxious pub-
lic) and we evaluated our resources
progress with reform in 2010. You
(research; on-the-ground organizing;
can help by telling incumbents
powerful partnerships; dedicated
and challengers alike that you
developed a workplan and moved want meaningful change and
forward methodically, week-by-week.
By the end of the year, we had once programs for NC.
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