The Orange County Democratic Party of North Carolina
We work to elect leaders who will provide: an economy that works for all, quality public education, reproductive rights for all, affordable health care for all, the right to vote in fair elections, civil rights of all, and strong communities across our wonderful state where everyone has access to clean air and water.
No Kings Protests Held in Orange County
On Saturday June 14, hundreds of people in Chapel Hill and Hillsborough participated in No Kings Day Protests. With creative signs and determination protesters expressed their concern about the authoritarian nature of Donald Trump’s presidency!
NC Racial Gerrymandering Trial Begins
A three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court convened June 16 in Winston-Salem for a trial over claims that the N.C. Republican legislators violated federal law and the U.S. Constitution when they enacted new electoral maps in October 2023. The lawsuit, Williams v. Hall, contends the 2023 electoral maps were drawn to decrease minority voting power and increase Republican power.
If the panel rules in favor of the plaintiffs, the electoral maps would be redrawn for the 2026 elections making it harder for the N.C. GOP to retain its advantage.
DOJ Sues NC Board of Elections Over Voter Registration Records
On May 27, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina Board of Elections (NCSBE) for failure to maintain an accurate voter list in violation of the 2002 Help America Vote Act.
The DOJ alleges the voter registration form, which was used prior to January 2024, wasn’t clear that applicants were required to provide either their driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security number.
The DOJ suit wants the NCSBE to develop a plan within 30 days to remedy the violations. The plan must provide a process for contacting voters with incomplete records and obtaining the necessary identification numbers.
On The Issues
What’s On the Chopping Block – and What It Means for North Carolina?
The end of April brought us to the end of the first 100 days of the Trump Administration. But with many court cases challenging the cuts to agencies and personnel we still lack a clear picture of what Federal jobs and resources North Carolina will lose.
Will We Get Out of the Pot Before It’s Too Late?
If you drop a frog into a pot of boiling water, it will frantically try to clamber out. But if you put it in tepid water and turn up the heat slowly, the frog will gradually sink into a stupor, allowing itself to be boiled to death. This week, I feel like a frog in a Nazi pot. I’m yelling for others to wake up and try to escape, even though I can’t get out myself.
Trump/Musk Cuts Fall Heavily on North Carolinians
This story is based on interviews with a handful of Triangle residents recently fired, furloughed or placed on administrative leave from their jobs with the federal government, or a contractor receiving federal funding.
