Chop Wood, Carry NC 11/19

Hey, Team NC. 

I’ve got a super quick, super time sensitive ask for you all from the NC Dems. Tomorrow (Wednesday, 11/20), the state senate will vote on a package to limit power for incoming Dems and shrink the time for ballot curing from ten to three days. Republicans have been working together to create this bill behind closed doors, so there’s not much time to make your voices heard. 

Click here for an easy way to help, and try to do so ASAP! Thanks so much!

And here’s a little more info on the bill from WRAL News:

North Carolina Republican lawmakers voted to approve an extra $227 million in Helene relief aid on Tuesday, in a bill that mostly contained other unrelated provisions aimed at stripping power from the governor, attorney general and other incoming Democratic leaders…

Multiple changes in the bill would severely limit the power of the attorney general, such as banning the office from taking stances in court that don't align with the opinions of state legislative leaders, and banning the office from being allowed to advocate for customers at the state commission that oversees Duke Energy and other utilities.

It would also enact a new strategy to strip away the governor's control over the State Board of Elections — a goal state GOP leaders have been chasing for nearly a decade, only to be repeatedly thwarted by voters and state courts. And it would eliminate state commissions on energy policy and school safety that are led by offices currently held by Republicans, the lieutenant governor and superintendent of schools, in offices Democrats won the elections for this year.

OK, that’s it. Thanks, all. 

Jess