New North Carolina Project Weekly Bulletin
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The final days leading up to the primary, elected officials salaries, upcoming events and more from the desk of our digital director, Kristen Havlik. |
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TAKE ACTION NOW
On the final days leading up to the May 2022 Primary election, we are canvassing in Kinston and Sanford this weekend and in Durham and Fayetteville on Monday. And phone banking on Tuesday! |
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Don't want to knock doors, make phone calls or send texts? Fund someone who will, because this work that we are doing on the ground is so necessary to create a more equitable North Carolina. |
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| Meet Makenze Blackburn, Content Creator for NNCP
In the summer of 2021, Makenze moved to Concord, North Carolina to live close to relatives in Concord and Chapel Hill. Prior to joining NNCP, Makenze served her Toledo, Ohio community as a school ambassador and as a member of the National Honor Society. As a passionate climate-activist, Makenze organized and led her school’s first climate rally and helped establish her school’s environment club to educate students on environmental issues and environmental advocacy. Makenze will pursue a Bachelor of Arts in environmental studies to advocate for people of color in environmental legislation.
You can see Makenze's work on our social media and she is the face of our TikTok for the summer! |
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Elected Officials Salaries
The Wake County Board of Commissioners recently announced that they are considering giving themselves a 132% pay increase and making their jobs officially full-time. Many local positions, and even positions in the NC General Assembly, are paid and considered as part-time. And this is why majority of our elected officials across the state are older, whiter and richer, making it nearly impossible for working class people to run for office and then be able to serve in office, have other jobs to make ends meet and provide for their families.
Last year, the NC General Assembly's long session lasted 14 months- it is only supposed to last 10 months. This meant lots of back and forth for representative and senators resulting in many of them resigning before the term ended or not seeking re-election in 2022.
Wake County Commissioners make about $28,000, Mecklenburg and Guilford County Commissioners make about $31,000. Wake County Commissioners want to increase their wages to $66,223, which would include a retirement benefit that is 5% of the final salary, $1,800 for technology and $4,800 for travel expenses. Increasing wages for elected positions and making them officially full-time would help a more diverse electorate be able to run for office and then give them the means to properly serve their constituents all year long. |
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Upcoming Events & in the Media |
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AAPI Heritage Month We're excited to be a part of the AAPI Heritage Month Celebration in Raleigh with many other organizations in NC on Saturday, May 21 from 4:30-6:30pm at the Raleigh Little Theater's Outdoor Amphitheater. It's a free event, open to the public, food will be provided and you'll hear from many elected officials and community leaders! |
TIME Magazine Our Executive Director & Founder Dr. Aimy Steele recently spoke with TIME Magazine about the end of Roe vs. Wade. |
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Primary Election Voting Turnout Increased This Year
As of Monday, May 9, almost a week before the May 2022 Primary in NC, turnout has already increased from past mid-term election years. Around 247,000 ballots have been cast before Monday, May 9, including 10,000 mail-in ballots. Our goal for our organization is to get more people to vote, and be engaged in the political process after elections are over. We are so happy to see more people turning out for what is usually a low-turnout election. |
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The Final Days Before the May Primary
The May Primary will be here THIS TUESDAY! Getting engaged in #EveryElectionEveryTime is important for us to have a democracy on every level. Make sure you and everyone you know has a voting plan! The following deadlines are important for the 3 ways you can vote- in-person early voting, in-person voting on Election Day or vote by mail! -
In-Person Early Voting ends tomorrow on May 14. You can also same day register or update your voter registration during early voting.
- If you still have a mail-in ballot, you need to send it NOW so that it will be postmarked by May 17! Make your vote count!
- The Primary is on May 17 and polling places will be open from 6:30am to 7:30pm.
Who can vote in the NC Primaries? -
NC citizens who will be 18 years old by the November 2022 General Election can vote in this election- must be pre-registered to vote. Learn more about that HERE.
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Unaffiliated/independent voters can still vote in the primary- you will need to choose a ballot when voting- either Democrat or Republican.
A photo ID is still not required to vote in NC |
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Check Your Voter Registration |
We’re no stranger to voter suppression in our state. So we encourage you to check your voter registration often as board of elections offices purge voters from time to time. |
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Help us reach our goals in 2022 |
With your generosity, we are able to build a permanent infrastructure that will increase voter registration and turnout as well as take care of our communities of color, in and outside of election cycles. |
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