Watch Video: https://www.theepochtimes.com/david-stockman-debt-default-the-doomsday-budget-machine-and-failed-fiscal-restraint-explained_5311019.html?utm_source=NS_ATLNewsletter&src_src=NS_ATLNewsletter&utm_campaign=2023-06-06&src_cmp=2023-06-06&utm_medium=email&est=yGs%2F6jWVrnsgCXG9IvsTJvq0eCqTDOsl4P5NT%2B5eTIqGCSeGDrlJi56xLSP9EzOII%2BY%3D David Stockman: Debt Default, the ‘Doomsday Budget Machine,’ and Failed Fiscal Restraint Explained “For capitalism to work, you have to have effectively functioning, solid capital markets. And in order to do that, you need savings—real savings, not money printed by a central bank, but real savings from businesses and households,” says David Stockman, who served as budget director for President Ronald Reagan. “Back then, the public debt was 30-40 percent of GDP—not good, but tolerable in terms of historic trends,” says Stockman. “Today, it’s 120 percent and growing rapidly—total change. We basically tried to borrow our way to prosperity.” Stockman is the author of “The Great Money Bubble: Protect Yourself from the Coming Inflation Storm.” “You can’t keep borrowing two or three trillion a year, building up the public debt, and leaving that massive burden to future generations. You can’t do it,” says Stockman. “There’s a lot of whining on Wall Street and elsewhere about how fast the Fed has raised interest rates. But the problem is they started at zero.” How did we end up in the current fiscal crisis, what happens when we raise the debt ceiling, and what are we not being told? “In this deal, there are no enforcement mechanisms at all beyond the current year,” says Stockman. “The mainstream media didn’t want any alternative except for the Republicans to blink and the debt to be raised yet again. And that’s exactly what happened.”

June 7, 2023 All: From Jim Womack : Attached below is my assessment of North Carolina Senate Bill 747 with talking points and recommendations. Also attached is my revised "target list" of influential legislators in three categories- (1) House GOP Members in priority order, (2) Senate GOP Members in priority order, and (3) House democrats who might be sympathetic to election integrity legislation. What we have at present is a "lightning rod" Omnibus Elections bill (S747) just released in the NC Senate. (The media are trashing the bill and several of us unmercifully!) The Senate Bill is a '65% solution' with 20 parts. The most important ten parts I have highlighted in the attached document. I also outlined four parts that have inadequate language in the bill- all of which require modifications to be effective. The Senate Bill captures only a few minor things from the myriad House bills still sitting in the House Elections Committee. Two of those House Bills truly need to be incorporated into S747 for it to be the powerhouse elections bill we have hoped for. They are- H770 (Cast Vote Records) and H772 (Permitted Poll Observer Activity). If we can message the need to consolidate S747 (with recommended changes) along with H770 and H772, we may have a great chance of election integrity success this session. Senator Berger (President Pro Tem of the NC Senate) is skittish about S747. He told his GOP conference he is afraid to tackle too much more in election overhauls. Given that, I believe we are best served to limit our top priority list to these things I outlined. While I certainly wanted more transparency on and access to machines and shortening of early voting, and while we seriously need provisions for post-election audits, I think we will be well served with what is outlined in the attachment- particularly if we can persuade the House and Senate leaders to fold S747 in with H770 and H772. In my discussions with a few Legislators, it doesn't appear they are clear about the best way forward. We have work to do there. I will be meeting with a few legislators tomorrow in Raleigh and I will try to update everyone on what I hear. The links for each bill I mentioned above are as follows: Senate Bill 747- https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S747 House Bill 770- https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H770 House Bill 772- https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/H772 I welcome your feedback and assistance with getting S747 modified and passed into law. Warm Regards/ Jim Womack President, NCEIT Tel. (919) 770-4783

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Voters expect integrity in their elections NCEIT’s Goal: Easy to Vote & Hard to Cheat You can make 3 types of calls: Week of May 15, 2023/Legislative Action Day May 18th. 1. Target Legislators - House Election Law & Campaign Finance Reform Committee Chairman Mills, Rep. Warren, Rep. K. Baker, Rep. Riddell, Rep. Davis,Rep. Ward, Rep. Willis,Rep. Cotham, Rep. Biggs, Rep. Blackwell, Rep. Faircloth, Rep. Zenger. Rep. Iler, Rep. Dixon I support these bills and ask you to: ◊ Move these House bills (H) bills in their Committee: • H 770 - Access to Voted Ballots (Cast Vote Records) - allows citizens to request records • H 772 - Poll Observers - defines permitted activities & appointment • H 728 - Weekly Maintenance of Voter Records - support NCEIT’s suggested for revisions • H 641 - No Soliciting Certain Funds (private money) • H 485 - Same Day Registration/Provisional Ballot - registrants receive a provisional ballot support NCIET’s suggested revisions • H 396 - Repeal ERIC Participation - • H 303 - Reduce Early Voting Days from 17 days to 8 days ◊ Sponsor similar bills to this Senate (S) bill in the House: • S 352 - Remove Foreign Citizens from Voter Rolls - uses juror rolls to identify & remove non-citizens ◊ Support NCEIT Suggested Bill revisions and Sponsor NCEIT bills as shown below. 2. Target Legislators - Senate Redistricting and Elections Committee Chairman Hise, Chairman Newton, Chairman Daniel, Senator Krawiek, Senator Sanderson, Senator Perry, Senator Galey, Senator Ford, Senator Rabon, Senator Jackson I support these bills and ask you to: ◊ Move these Senate bills (S) bills in their Committees: • S 88 - Election Day Integrity - all ballots due on election day- support NCIET’s suggested revisions • S 89 - Prohibit Private Money in Elections - support language in H 641 ◊ Sponsor similar bills to these House (H) bills in the Senate: • H 770 - Access to Voted Ballots (Cast Vote Records) - allows citizens to request records to compare to reported machine counts. • H 772 - Poll Observers - defines permitted activities & appointment • H 728 - Maintenance of Voter Records - support NCEIT’s suggestions for revisions • H 485 - Same Day Registration/Provisional Ballot - registrants receive a provisional ballot support NCEIT’s suggestions for revisions • H 396 - Repeal ERIC Participation • H 303 - Reduce Early Voting Days to 8 days from 17 ◊ Support NCEIT Suggested Bill revisions and Sponsor NCEIT bills as shown below. 3. Let your House and Senate legislators know that you support these bills. You can identify your NC House and Senate members with this link https://www.ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators. Click on the name for the office #. Sponsors for these new bills needed: Absentee by Mail - The new bill would eliminate “no excuse” absentee voting and return to requiring an approved “reason” to qualify for absentee voting to prevent abuse of ballot harvesting and the risks of absentee by mail ballot fraud. Legal Standing for Residents and State Legislature to Sue - The new bill would allow the state legislature to sue state officials and allow residents to bring action in court to enforce election laws. Consent Judgements, Settlement Agreements – Enact Senate Bill 360 that was vetoed in the last session by the Governor. Changes to state law via court settlements would require approval of the state legislature.

Chief Targets for North Carolina Election Integrity Legislation Category 1- Targets for Sponsoring & Moving Legislation Out of the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee: Representative Grey Mills- (Chairman of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Iredell County; Legislative Assistant- Mason Barefoot; Telephone- (919) 733-5741; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 635; Email- grey.mills@ncleg.gov Representative Harry Warren- (Vice Chair of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents Rowan County; Legislative Assistant-Cristy Yates; Telephone- (919) 733-5784; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- harry.warren@ncleg.gov Representative Ted Davis- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents New Hanover County; Legislative Assistant- Martha Jenkins; Telephone- (919) 733-5786; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417B ; Email- ted.davis@ncleg.gov Representative Jimmy Dixon- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Member of Election Working Group); represents Duplin & Wayne Counties; Legislative Assistant- Michael Wiggins; Telephone- (919) 715-3021; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2226; Email- jimmy.dixon@ncleg.gov Representative Frank Iler- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Member of Election Working Group); represents Brunswick County; Legislative Assistant- Carla Langdon; Telephone- (919) 301-1450; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 639; Email- frank.iler@ncleg.gov Representative Kristin Baker- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Cabarrus County; Legislative Assistant- Ellie Clayton; Telephone- (919) 733-5861; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- kristin.baker@ncleg.gov Representative Brian Biggs- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Randolph County; Legislative Assistant- Padraig Gibbons; Telephone- (919) 733-5865; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- brian.biggs@ncleg.gov Representative Hugh Blackwell- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Burke County; Legislative Assistant- Trevor Fulcher; Telephone- (919) 733-5805; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- hugh.blackwell@ncleg.gov Representative Trish Cotham- (Note- she just flipped to the Republican Party) (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Mecklenberg County; Legislative Assistant- Sarah Reynolds ; Telephone- (919) 733-5749; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- tricia.cotham@ncleg.gov Representative John Faircloth- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Guilford County; Legislative Assistant- Becky Bauerband; Telephone- (919) 733-5877; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- john.faircloth@ncleg.gov Representative Dennis Riddell- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Alamance County; Legislative Assistant- Polly Riddell; Telephone- (919) 733-5905; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- dennis.riddell@ncleg.gov Representative David Willis- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Union County; Legislative Assistant- Jalynn McDonald; Telephone- (919) 733-2406; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- david.willis@ncleg.gov Representative Jeff Zenger- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Forsyth County; Legislative Assistant- Penny Jordan; Telephone- (919) 733-5787; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- jeff.zenger@ncleg.gov Representative Jay Adams- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Catawba County; Legislative Assistant- Susan Phillips; Telephone- (919)733-5988 ; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2207; Email- jay.adams@ncleg.gov Representative Mike Clampitt- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Jackson, Swain & Transylvania Counties; Legislative Assistant- Young Bae; Telephone- (919) 715-3005; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 633; Email- mike.clampitt@ncleg.gov Representative George Cleveland- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Onslow County; Legislative Assistant- Pamela Ahlin; Telephone- (919) 715-6707; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417A; Email- george.cleveland@ncleg.gov Representative Karl Gillespie - (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Cherokee, Clay, Graham & Jackson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Andrew Bailey; Telephone- (919) 733-5859; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 530; Email- karl.gillespie@ncleg.gov Representative Chris Humphrey- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Greene, Jones, & Lenoir Counties; Legislative Assistant- Chamberlayne Cromwell; Telephone- (919) 733-5995; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 638; Email- chris.humphrey@ncleg.gov Representative Erin Pare- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Wake County; Legislative Assistant- Sarah Wetherby; Telephone- (919) 733-2962; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 306B2; Email- erin.pare@ncleg.gov Representative Howard Penny- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Harnett & Johnston Counties; Legislative Assistant- Grace Rogers; Telephone- (919) 715-3015; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 418C; Email- howard.penny@ncleg.gov Representative Joe Pike- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Harnett County; Legislative Assistant- Deborah Holder; Telephone- (919) 733-5906; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 542; Email- joe.pike@ncleg.gov Representative Mark Pless- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Haywood & Madison Counties; Legislative Assistant-___; Telephone- (919) 733-5732; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 306A1; Email- mark.pless@ncleg.gov Representative Diane Wheatley- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Cumberland County; Legislative Assistant- Al Wheatley; Telephone- (919) 733-5959; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 301N; Email- diane.wheatley@ncleg.gov Category 2- Targets in either the Senate Rules & Operations Committee or Senate Redistricting & Elections Committee (or both) Senator Bill Rabon- (Note- Sen. Rabon is on Redistricting & Elections Committee and also Chairman of the Rules & Ops of Senate Committee- he is key to Bill Passage out of the Senate); represents Brunswick, Columbus & New Hanover Counties; Legislative Assistant- Paula Fields; Telephone- (919) 733-5963; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2010; Email- bill.rabon@ncleg.gov Senator Warren Daniel- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair; Vice Chair of Rules & Ops of Senate Committee; Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill); represents Buncombe, Burke, & McDowell Counties; Legislative Assistant- Andy Perrigo; Telephone- (919) 715-7823; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 627; Email- warren.daniel@ncleg.gov Senator Paul Newton- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee; Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill); represents Cabarrus County; Legislative Assistant- Lorie Byrd; Telephone- (919) 733-7223; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 300B; Email- paul.newton@ncleg.gov Senator Ralph Hise- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee; Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill); represents Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga & Yancy Counties; Legislative Assistant- Susan Fanning; Telephone- (919) 733-3460; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 300A; Email- ralph.hise@ncleg.gov Senator Brent Jackson- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee); represents Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pender & Sampson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Harrison Johnson; Telephone- (919) 733-5705; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2022; Email- brent.jackson@ncleg.gov Senator Joyce Krawiec- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee); represents Forsyth & Stokes Counties; Legislative Assistant- Debbie Lown; Telephone- (919) 733-7850; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 308; Email- joyce.krawiec@ncleg.gov Senator Jim Perry- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee); represents Beaufort, Craven & Lenoir Counties; Legislative Assistant- LeighAnn Biddix; Telephone- (919) 733-5621; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 311; Email- jim.perry@ncleg.gov Senator Norm Sanderson- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Member- Rules & Ops of Senate Committee; Note- Most conservative and supportive State Senator for election legislation) represents Carteret, Chowan, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, & Washington Counties; Legislative Assistant- Diane Cook; Telephone- (919) 733-5706; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 309; Email- norm.sanderson@ncleg.gov Senator Todd Johnson- (Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill); represents Cabarrus and Union Counties; Legislative Assistant- Joseph Stansbury; Telephone- (919) 733-7659; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 310; Email- Todd.Johnson@ncleg.gov Senator Benton Sawrey- (Co-Sponsor of S747- Elections Omnibus Bill) represents Johnston County; Legislative Assistant- David Foxx; Telephone- (919) 715-3040 ; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2115; Email- Benton.Sawrey@ncleg.gov Senator Carl Ford- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Rowan & Stanly Counties; Legislative Assistant- Angela Ford; Telephone- (919) 733-5665; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 625; Email- carl.ford@ncleg.gov Senator Amy Galey- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Alamance & Randolph Counties; Legislative Assistant- Samuel Ward; Telephone- (919) 301-1446; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 521; Email- amy.galey@ncleg.gov Senator Ted Alexander- (Has offered to sponsor elections related legislation); represents Cleveland, Gaston, & Lincoln Counties; Legislative Assistant- Lynn Tenant; Telephone- (919) 715-0690; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 621; Email- ted.alexander@ncleg.gov Senator Jim Burgin- (Authored S352 on removing foreign nationals; Very approachable); represents Lee, Harnett & Sampson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Christie Darling; Telephone- (919) 733-5748; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 620; Email- jim.burgin@ncleg.gov Category 3- Moderate Democrat Targets for Assisting in a Likely Veto Over-ride in House (Later in Session) Representative Joe John- (Member, House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee; Moderate Democrat from Wake County); Legislative Assistant- James B. Pearce; Telephone- (919) 733-5530; Office- Legislative Building, Room 1013; Email- joe.john@ncleg.gov Representative Michael Wray- (Moderate Democrat representing Halifax, Northampton, and Warren Counties); Legislative Assistant- Susan Burleson; Telephone- (252) 535-3297; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2123; Email- michael.wray@ncleg.gov

Chief Targets for North Carolina Election Integrity Legislation Category 1- Targets for Moving Legislation Out of the House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee : Representative Grey Mills- (Chairman of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Iredell County; Legislative Assistant- Mason Barefoot; Telephone- (919) 733-5741; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 635; Email- grey.mills@ncleg.gov Representative Harry Warren- (Vice Chair of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents Rowan County; Legislative Assistant-Cristy Yates; Telephone- (919) 733-5784; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- harry.warren@ncleg.gov Representative Ted Davis- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents New Hanover County; Legislative Assistant- Martha Jenkins; Telephone- (919) 733-5786; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417B ; Email- ted.davis@ncleg.gov Representative Jimmy Dixon- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Member of Election Working Group); represents Duplin & Wayne Counties; Legislative Assistant- Michael Wiggins; Telephone- (919) 715-3021; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2226; Email- jimmy.dixon@ncleg.gov Representative Frank Iler- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Member of Election Working Group); represents Brunswick County; Legislative Assistant- Carla Langdon; Telephone- (919) 301-1450; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 639; Email- frank.iler@ncleg.gov Representative Kristin Baker- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Cabarrus County; Legislative Assistant- Ellie Clayton; Telephone- (919) 733-5861; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- kristin.baker@ncleg.gov Representative Brian Biggs- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Randolph County; Legislative Assistant- Padraig Gibbons; Telephone- (919) 733-5865; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- brian.biggs@ncleg.gov Representative Hugh Blackwell- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Burke County; Legislative Assistant- Trevor Fulcher; Telephone- (919) 733-5805; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- hugh.blackwell@ncleg.gov Representative Trish Cotham- (Note- she just flipped to the Republican Party) (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Mecklenberg County; Legislative Assistant- Sarah Reynolds ; Telephone- (919) 733-5749; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- tricia.cotham@ncleg.gov Representative John Faircloth- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Guilford County; Legislative Assistant- Becky Bauerband; Telephone- (919) 733-5877; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- john.faircloth@ncleg.gov Representative Dennis Riddell- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Alamance County; Legislative Assistant- Polly Riddell; Telephone- (919) 733-5905; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- dennis.riddell@ncleg.gov Representative David Willis- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Union County; Legislative Assistant- Jalynn McDonald; Telephone- (919) 733-2406; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- david.willis@ncleg.gov Representative Jeff Zenger- (Member of the Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee); represents Forsyth County; Legislative Assistant- Penny Jordan; Telephone- (919) 733-5787; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- jeff.zenger@ncleg.gov Category 2- Targets for Creating House Legislation Still Not Drafted or Introduced Representative Grey Mills- (Chairman of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee; represents Iredell County); Legislative Assistant- Mason Barefoot; Telephone- (919) 733-5741; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 635; Email- grey.mills@ncleg.gov Representative Harry Warren- (Vice Chair of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents Rowan County; Legislative Assistant-Cristy Yates; Telephone- (919) 733-5784; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 611; Email- harry.warren@ncleg.gov Representative Ted Davis- (Member of House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee & Co-Chairman of Election Working Group); represents New Hanover County; Legislative Assistant- Martha Jenkins; Telephone- (919) 733-5786; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417B ; Email- ted.davis@ncleg.gov Representative Jay Adams- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Catawba County; Legislative Assistant- Susan Phillips; Telephone- (919)733-5988 ; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2207; Email- jay.adams@ncleg.gov Representative Mike Clampitt- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Jackson, Swain & Transylvania Counties; Legislative Assistant- Young Bae; Telephone- (919) 715-3005; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 633; Email- mike.clampitt@ncleg.gov Representative George Cleveland- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Onslow County; Legislative Assistant- Pamela Ahlin; Telephone- (919) 715-6707; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 417A; Email- george.cleveland@ncleg.gov Representative Karl Gillespie - (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Cherokee, Clay, Graham & Jackson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Andrew Bailey; Telephone- (919) 733-5859; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 530; Email- karl.gillespie@ncleg.gov Representative Chris Humphrey- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Greene, Jones, & Lenoir Counties; Legislative Assistant- Chamberlayne Cromwell; Telephone- (919) 733-5995; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 638; Email- chris.humphrey@ncleg.gov Representative Erin Pare- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Wake County; Legislative Assistant- Sarah Wetherby; Telephone- (919) 733-2962; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 306B2; Email- erin.pare@ncleg.gov Representative Howard Penny- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Harnett & Johnston Counties; Legislative Assistant- Grace Rogers; Telephone- (919) 715-3015; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 418C; Email- howard.penny@ncleg.gov Representative Joe Pike- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Harnett County; Legislative Assistant- Deborah Holder; Telephone- (919) 733-5906; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 542; Email- joe.pike@ncleg.gov Representative Mark Pless- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Haywood & Madison Counties; Legislative Assistant-___; Telephone- (919) 733-5732; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 306A1; Email- mark.pless@ncleg.gov Representative Diane Wheatley- (Member of House Election Working Group); represents Cumberland County; Legislative Assistant- Al Wheatley; Telephone- (919) 733-5959; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 301N; Email- diane.wheatley@ncleg.gov Category 3- Targets in Senate Redistricting & Elections Committee- to get bills drafted and/or moving once they cross over from the House Senator Paul Newton- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair); represents Cabarrus County; Legislative Assistant- Lorie Byrd; Telephone- (919) 733-7223; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 300B; Email- paul.newton@ncleg.gov Senator Ralph Hise- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair); represents Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Caldwell, Haywood, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga & Yancy Counties; Legislative Assistant- Susan Fanning; Telephone- (919) 733-3460; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 300A; Email- ralph.hise@ncleg.gov Senator Warren Daniel- (Redistricting & Elections Committee Co-Chair); represents Buncombe, Burke, & McDowell Counties; Legislative Assistant- Andy Perrigo; Telephone- (919) 715-7823; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 627; Email- warren.daniel@ncleg.gov Senator Bill Rabon- (Note- Sen. Rabon is on Redistricting & Elections Committee and also Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee- he is key to Bill Passage out of the Senate); represents Brunswick, Columbus & New Hanover Counties; Legislative Assistant- Paula Fields; Telephone- (919) 733-5963; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2010; Email- bill.rabon@ncleg.gov Senator Carl Ford- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Rowan & Stanly Counties; Legislative Assistant- Angela Ford; Telephone- (919) 733-5665; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 625; Email- carl.ford@ncleg.gov Senator Amy Galey- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Alamance & Randolph Counties; Legislative Assistant- Samuel Ward; Telephone- (919) 301-1446; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 521; Email- amy.galey@ncleg.gov Senator Brent Jackson- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Bladen, Duplin, Jones, Pender & Sampson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Harrison Johnson; Telephone- (919) 733-5705; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2022; Email- brent.jackson@ncleg.gov Senator Joyce Krawiec- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Forsyth & Stokes Counties; Legislative Assistant- Debbie Lown; Telephone- (919) 733-7850; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 308; Email- joyce.krawiec@ncleg.gov Senator Jim Perry- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee); represents Beaufort, Craven & Lenoir Counties; Legislative Assistant- LeighAnn Biddix; Telephone- (919) 733-5621; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 311; Email- jim.perry@ncleg.gov Senator Norm Sanderson- (Member- Redistricting & Elections Committee; Most conservative and supportive State Senator for election legislation) represents Carteret, Chowan, Dare, Hyde, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, & Washington Counties; Legislative Assistant- Diane Cook; Telephone- (919) 733-5706; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 309; Email- norm.sanderson@ncleg.gov Senator Ted Alexander- (Has offered to sponsor elections related legislation); represents Cleveland, Gaston, & Lincoln Counties; Legislative Assistant- Lynn Tenant; Telephone- (919) 715-0690; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 621; Email- ted.alexander@ncleg.gov Senator Jim Burgin- (Authored S352 on removing foreign nationals; Very approachable); represents Lee, Harnett & Sampson Counties; Legislative Assistant- Christie Darling; Telephone- (919) 733-5748; Office- Legislative Office Building, Room 620; Email- jim.burgin@ncleg.gov Category 4- Moderate Democrat Targets for Assisting in a Likely Veto Over-ride in House (Later in Session) Representative Joe John- (Member, House Election Law & Campaign Finance Committee; Moderate Democrat from Wake County); Legislative Assistant- James B. Pearce; Telephone- (919) 733-5530; Office- Legislative Building, Room 1013; Email- joe.john@ncleg.gov Representative Michael Wray- (Moderate Democrat representing Halifax, Northampton, and Warren Counties); Legislative Assistant- Susan Burleson; Telephone- (252) 535-3297; Office- Legislative Building, Room 2123; Email- michael.wray@ncleg.gov

The Hill: https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4007285-north-carolina-abortion-bill-veto-override/ The GOP-controlled North Carolina General Assembly on Tuesday evening overrode a veto from the governor on a bill that prohibits abortions after 12 weeks and imposes more restrictions on providers and patients. The lower chamber’s vote came after the state Senate voted to override the veto earlier Tuesday. Gov. Roy Cooper (D) had vetoed the bill over the weekend, lambasting Republicans for including “medically unnecessary obstacles and restrictions.” North Carolina had allowed for abortions up to 20 weeks, but that time frame is now reduced to 12 weeks as the bill becomes law. The 12-week ban is set to go into effect immediately. Some provisions will go into effect later this year, such as heightened restrictions on administering medical abortions and licensing requirements for new abortion facilities. However, N.C. Democratic lawmakers have argued the law actually limits abortions to a shorter time frame, owing to how it reduces when medical abortions can be performed to 10 weeks. Medical abortions account for more than half of all abortions in the U.S. Abortion clinics are now vulnerable to losing their licensing with the enactment of this bill as it allows the North Carolina Medical Care Commission to “adopt, amend and appeal” the rules applied to such facilities. Republicans in the state have framed this bill as a compromise or middle ground, arguing that a 12-week limit does not go as far as other abortion bills passed in GOP-led states and have also pointed to the provisions that incentivize health care, child care and provide free contraception. The vote was not unexpected, with the North Carolina GOP having a veto-proof majority in the legislature after state Rep. Tricia Cotham switched over to the Republicans Party a few months following her election. Cooper had appealed to constituents in districts represented by GOP lawmakers, urging them to call on their representatives to vote against the bill, but no legislators came forward before it was overridden. Abortion pill fight comes to America’s most conservative appeals court Kerry challenges oil industry to prove its promised tech rescue for climate-wrecking emissionsDemocrats in North Carolina have few options in fighting this vote. While they may be able to delay its enactment through lower courts for a short time, conservative justices have had a supermajority in the state’s supreme court ever since November when two Republicans claimed seats on the bench. In the long term, North Carolina Democrats plan to use this vote to bring about a referendum at the ballots in 2024, possibly taking down the conservative supermajority. “I think that this will fuel everything going into 2024,” Anderson Clayton, chairperson of the North Carolina Democratic Party, said. “This is a health care decision for women and for people who have babies. And I think that there’s a lack of willingness to believe that people across North Carolina are going to stand up in 2024 against this, but I fully expect them to.” TAGS NORTH CAROLINA ABORTION BAN ROY COOPER ROY COOPER Copyright 2023 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. SHARETWEET

Election Bills Introduced by NCGA Election Bills Introduced by NCGA: Green: Support Red: Oppose Black: Neutral Senate Bills: --S88 same as H304 (Election Day Integrity Act) – Support – (revisions suggested) --S89** similar to H641 (No Private $ in Elections) – Support - (revisions suggested) --S137 (Constitutional Amendment to Remove Literacy Test) - Neutral --S226 (Freedom to Vote) - Oppose --S306 (Fix Our Democracy) - Strongly Oppose --S313 (Safeguard Fair Elections Act) - Oppose (see also H372) --S349 (Whiz Kids/Slow Pokes Registration) - Strongly Oppose --S352** (Remove Foreign Citizens from Voter Rolls) – Support (also see H365) --S416 (Popular Election) – Oppose (See also H191) --S471 (Automatic Voter Registration) – Oppose --S484 same as H713 (Make Election Day a State Holiday) – Neutral --S544 (Revise Buffer Zone Limitations/Elections)-- Oppose --S577 (DMV Proposed Legislative Changes) (SS# to SBE – verifying voter registration data)- Support --S630** (Constitutional Amendment/Citizens Only Voting) - Support --S642 (Independent Redistricting Commission)-- Oppose --S676 (Restricted Drivers License for Undocumented Immigrants) (has election-related item in bill)- Support House Bills --H6 (Uniformed Heroes Voting Act) - Support --H9 (Independent Redistricting Process) - Oppose --H44 (Constitutional Amendment to Remove Literacy Test) - Neutral --H63** (Verify Immigration Status/SAVE) - Support [Not an Elections Bill] --H82** (Maintain Precinct Voting Data- Official Results Include All Pct Votes) -Support --H109 (Certain Prohibitions/Working/Voting-Conditional Support), (needs minor language change) --H123 (Constitutional Amendment to Limit Early Voting to 7 Days) - Support --H191 (Popular Election) - Oppose (see also S416) --H249 (J6 Riot/Overthrow Government) - Oppose --H259 (2023 Appropriations Act) (in the bill: HAVA Funds, Post Election Audit Report, Prohibit ERIC funding, Funds for Voter ID, Prohibit Private Monetary Donations in Elections)– Support (Revise “Prohibit Private Monetary Donations” section if possible)- Headed to Conference Committee to reconcile differences --H293 (Freedom to Vote) - Oppose --H303** (Shorten One-Stop Early Voting at county BOE by 3 days) – Support --H304 (Election Day Integrity Act) – Support (see also as S88) - (revisions suggested)- Passed out of Elections Committee --H352** (Remove Foreign Citizens from Voter Rolls) - Support --H362 (Fix Our Democracy) - Strongly Oppose --H365 (Require that Jurors be US Citizens) - Support - (revisions suggested) --H372 (Safeguard Fair Elections Act) - Oppose (See also S313) --H376 (Little Federal Model for Senate Representation) -Questionable Necessity --H388 (Increase Threshold- Campaign Cash Contributions) - Passed Out of Elections Committee --H396** (Repeal Participation in ERIC)-- Support --H475 (Revise Certain Ballot; 48 Hour Report Reqs.) - Support --H485** (Provisional Ballot/Same Day Registration) - Strongly Support --H613 (Access to Voted Ballot)- Support (minor revisions needed) --H641** (No Soliciting Certain Funds/Elections Boards) (see S89; H259) - Support - (revisions suggested) --H694 (Campaign Finance Late Reports)- Support --H706 (Electioneering/Voter Photos)-- Strongly Oppose until proposed Buffer Zone restrictions set at 200' are restored to 50'. --H708 (Clarify Felon Voting Rights) --H709 (Election Director Dismissal)-- Neutral --H713 Same as S484 (Election Day a Holiday) - Neutral --H728** (Maintenance of Voter Records)- Support (major revisions needed to remove duplicate and foreign national registrations) --H770** (Access to Voted Ballots)-- Strong Support --H772** (Poll Observer Activity)-- Strong Support --H816 (Poll Observers)-- Support (revisions needed to observe counting of absentee ballots) --H818 (Performance Bonds for Vendors)-- Neutral --H851 (Open Primaries & Ranked Choice Voting)-- Strongly Oppose Election language Still to be Inserted in Bills: **UOCAVA Reforms **Local BOE Transparency **Out-of-State College Student Voting **Retention of Election Records **Standing for NCGA & Private Citizens **Restrictions for Student/Campus Registration & Voting Coordination Updates from NCEIT Working Groups **Backbrief on Legislative Action Day (Thursday- May 18th)- Sue, Jane, Joanne **NCEIT Update Briefings last week in in Davie County (May 16th) & New Hanover County (May 17th) **Upcoming NCEIT Update Briefing in Onslow County (6:30PM, May 30) Election Integrity Network Update- (EIN Staff) **National Updates- Cleta, Ned, Others Schedule of National Working Group Calls this week: Tuesday (05.23) 4 p.m. | Vulnerable Voters WG | https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEqdu2prz4vGdA8IAM9UwWUlxa9uxRrttmE#/registration 6 p.m. | EIN: Citizen's Research Project | https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwuf--rrD8sHdzRTe66AgWBqCiijOrfc6S0#/registration Wednesday (05.24) 2 p.m. | EIN: National Legislative WG | https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkcuuprD0sHNYMYEkRvCP2cdbwB7WdH76U#/registration 4 p.m. | EIN: National Voter Rolls WG | https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkde6qqDoqG92187qsXDkSdTVaju3PaGz3#/registration Thursday (05.25) 4 p.m. | EIN: Election Technology WG| https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIod-qtpjkjH9Q6WwGK_Nux3-3oWbnu6-YR#/registration 7 p.m. | EIN: Introduction to Election Integrity Coalitions & Infrastructure | https://virginiainstitute-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0uc-Cgqj4vHd32jSJS8Vz1PAzsr09ioS_e#/registration

https://thenationalpulse.com/2023/05/07/britain-voter-id-no-mass-disenfranchisement/ There were no reports of widespread denial of voting by recently implemented voter identification (ID) requirements in England’s local elections this week, despite left-wing scaremongering, The National Pulse can report. The decision to introduce voter ID laws follow the practice of an increasing majority of developed nations. Before Britain introduced voter ID, it was the only nation in Europe that did not have any requirements upon entering the voting booth. Disenfranchisement. Prior to the elections on Thursday May 4th, far-left organizations warned of “millions” of voters being disenfranchised by the move to secure Britain’s elections. “It doesn’t matter how the government tries to dress it up, these plans will make it harder for working-class, older and black, Asian and minority ethnic Britons to vote,” said the Labour Party’s Cat Smith. As of Thursday night, however, the goal-posts had shifted significantly, with the leftist Electoral Reform Society’s Jess Garland claiming: “One voter turned away is one voter too many. The Government must take lessons from the problems we’re seeing today at polling stations across the country and face up to the fact that these new rules damage our elections more than they protect them.” But by and large, there don’t appear to have been “problems… across the country”. In fact, the few people who reported forgetting to bring identification with them were turned around, only to return a few minutes later with the requisite information, per Sky News. “In 40 minutes at another nearby polling station, 16 people came to vote – with two people turned away. [Voters who gave the names] Lal and Man had photographs of their passports but were told they needed hard copies. But 10 minutes after being turned away, they were back – proudly brandishing their IDs and keen to vote.” The ousted, left-wing Member of Parliament Tom Brake claimed in a press release to legacy media that “thousands” had been denied their right to vote, though failed to cite any sources reflecting this. Even so, against a backdrop of millions of votes cast, the number of people turned away for refusing to bring valid identification to the polling booth is unlikely to work exceed the usual number of rejected or spoiled ballots commonly experienced in elections. Even the far-left ‘Byline Times‘ could only muster up the claims of a few dozen people to undergird their claims of mass disenfranchisement – a far cry from the “millions” campaigners warned of months ahead of the vote. In Fact, A Success. Peter Stanyon, the Chief Executive of the Association of Electoral Administrators, actually confirmed to the Guardian that there were “no reported incidents of major concern.” “I’ve been to a couple of polling stations today and it’s going through all very smoothly. There were two voters who had forgotten their ID and were coming back later, but that’s the only two they were aware of,” he said. “Everyone else is coming to the station with ID ready to show staff. There is no major issues we’re aware of at this stage.” There were 22 forms of valid ID that met the eligibility criteria; if someone did not possess one of those 22, they could apply for a free voter authority certificate or even send a postal vote. Race Grifting. Just as in the United States, the claim has been consistently made that minorities would be disenfranchised by the new rules. This race-baiting claim was put to rest in so-called “super diverse”, English city of Leicester, where more than 59 percent of residents have a minority background. One of Leicester Council’s spokesman said of the rules: “[T]he majority of people turning up appear to be aware of the new rules and have brought the right forms of photo ID.” Shazad Khan, a Labour voter, told The Financial Times that the consensus among the British voters was “that it’s better because obviously then there can’t be any dodgy votes or anything like that.” He added that the only problem was that some people forgot to bring ID. Coming to America. In comparison to most other developed nations, the United States lags behind in securing its elections from both outside interference, and domestic fraud. It remains one of a mere handful of countries that does not demand some form of voter ID. At the end of April, the North Carolinian Supreme Court voted 5-2 in favor of enforcing a mandatory photo ID for the 2024 elections, despite claims that voter ID was “racially discriminatory.” A statement issued by the North Carolina Republican Party argues, “[a] strong majority of North Carolina voters voted to replace those judicial activists last fall, just like they voted to adopt Voter ID requirements. For the last decade, Democrats have obstructed the Will of the People, but now North Carolina will be among the three dozen states requiring some form of ID to vote.” Against a backdrop of continued skepticism of America’s 2020 election results, it appears only a matter of time before the U.S. follows the international push towards ensuring election integrity. An April 2023 poll revealed a whopping 60 percent of U.S. voters think cheating affected America’s 2022 mid-term elections. John Pullinger, the chairman of Britain’s Electoral Commission said his organization would provide a “really detailed full report in September that will have recommendations on what we need to do about any challenges that people faced.”

Grassroots folks like us have been kicked to the curb and disenfranchised by the RINOs. You ask them about change, and they say it's 'no good for the party.' What about the country! t's why so many of us have flushed the GOP into the septic tank and are no longer registered Republicans. The powers that be don't uphold their own party platform or hold those elected to the GOP party platform - like Turncoat Tillis. John Kane is not only as disgusted as we are, he's putting his money where his mouth is. If you are going to this convention on June 10th just for the business meeting, please vote for change. Below are 23 reasons to vote John Kane! Registration deadline is Tuesday, June 6th. Register early that day before they change the cut off time.

Just a reminder: Jim Womack is the CEO of the North Carolina Election Integrity Team - NCEIT.org. Cleta Mitchell, a former Trump attorney, is a nationally recognized election law attorney, author, scholar and advocate, who is the inspiration and founder of the Election Integrity Network (EIN) and Who's Counting. Whoscounting.us a coalition of conservative leaders, organizations, public officials and citizens dedicated to securing the legality of every American vote. Together with Jim Womack, Asheville Tea Party, Voter Integrity Project, Liberty First Grassroots direct and organize NC counties for election integrity, training, action alerts, lobbying, and poll observer training, and more. NCEIT will be tracking our proposed legislation in the NCGA. We will be issuing Action Alerts as the omnibus bill wends its way through the General Assembly. Sign up at Join Us at https://www.nceit.org/ to make sure you don't miss an opportunity to have your voice heard. https://www.wral.com/story/nc-lawmakers-expected-to-roll-out-major-election-law-changes-with-input-from-former-trump-lawyer/20889083/ The 2024 elections in North Carolina could be conducted under far stricter rules under a proposal being crafted behind closed doors by Republican lawmakers — with input from a lawyer best known for assisting in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. Republican operatives and state lawmakers expect a massive package of laws — affecting everything from voter ID to early voting, mail-in ballots, voter registration rules and more — to be filed in the coming days. “From talking to leaders in the House and Senate, it appears they’re going to bundle all these meritorious changes … and put them in an omnibus bill,” Jim Womack, a longtime GOP politician and party insider familiar with Republican leaders’ thinking on the issue, said in an interview Wednesday afternoon. “This is something my group has been pushing for.” Womack’s group is the Election Integrity Network, whose state chapter he runs with Cleta Mitchell, a former lawyer for then-President Donald Trump. She and Womack have met with high-ranking Republican lawmakers in recent weeks, pushing their goals for changes to election laws ahead of the 2024 elections. They say their changes will add security to elections and give people more faith that future results aren’t rigged. “The biggest issue across the nation is distrust in elections,” Womack said. “And it’s not just conservatives. It is more with conservatives, but it’s both sides.” Mitchell was one of several lawyers heavily involved in Trump’s failed efforts to overturn the 2020 election results — including the famous call she, Trump and others made to Georgia election officials when Trump pressured the officials to “find” enough votes to let him win the state instead of his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, who actually won. A Georgia grand jury has been investigating the incident and whether to charge Trump criminally. A big deal' Publicly, Mitchell and other Republicans say changing election laws isn't intended to target Democratic-leaning voters, but to help election security and combat fraud. Efforts to reach Mitchell for comment were unsuccessful on Wednesday. Voter fraud is extremely rare; a 2016 audit by North Carolina officials found just two cases of voter impersonation in that year’s elections, out of 4.8 million ballots cast. But it does happen; in 2018 North Carolina had to re-do a Congressional election because a campaign consultant for the Republican candidate was accused of submitting hundreds of fraudulent mail-in ballots. McCrae Dowless, the accused fixer, died last year while awaiting trial. Critics such as Democratic State Rep. Pricey Harrison say the changes Republicans are expected to roll out are mainly meant to disenfranchise Democratic voters. The last major overhaul of state elections law came in 2013, and was later struck down in court for targeting Black voters with what the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals called “almost surgical precision.” Harrison, who has long served on the election committee in the state House, said she’s been told almost nothing about the expected proposal. She suspects that many of her Republican colleagues in the General Assembly are similarly in the dark. She speculated that the effort is being driven by Republican leaders in Washington — an attempt to give the GOP any edge it can get in upcoming elections, when North Carolina is once again expected to be a key swing state. “I think these decisions are being made at a much higher pay grade than even the committee chair,” she said. Rep. Destin Hall, a top House Republican, acknowledged that House and Senate GOP leaders have been going back and forth behind closed doors about what should or shouldn’t be in the elections bill. As to when it might become public, he said, it’s hard to say. Republicans are working on the state budget and a host of other initiatives — including sports betting, medical marijuana, an expansion of private school vouchers, the annual farm act and more. “We’re trying to move a lot of these big bills,” he said. “The elections bill would be a big deal.” It’s unclear how much influence Mitchell and others have had in helping craft language of the expected proposal. Hall said he has never met with her. But a top Republican in the other chamber, Sen. Ralph Hise, said she’s one of many people he’s talked to about the bill. Hise, who chairs the Senate’s elections committee, brushed aside questions about Mitchell’s involvement in the 2020 elections: “There are a lot of people who are concerned about the security and integrity of elections,” he said. Poll: Confidence in mail-in voting, election results marked by partisan divide In recent years, election skepticism has grown in part because of disproven election conspiracies and false claims made by Trump and top allies such as Mitchell. Allegations of rigged elections persist in North Carolina even though Trump carried the state, Republican U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis won reelection, and the GOP maintained control of the state legislature and won every statewide judicial race. Womack said he thinks there’s more voter fraud than is officially reported and doesn’t trust the multiple audits by elections officials nationwide that have found little to no fraud, saying election officials have little incentive to make themselves look bad by reporting fraud. “Even if there’s not any evidence of it, there’s certainly a lot of smoke coming off the 2020 elections,” he said. What could be in the bill Hise said that while he has been working with Womack and Mitchell on the bill, he and other GOP leaders have met with plenty of others as well: “I’ve talked to them,” Hise said. “I’ve heard from all sorts of groups across the state.” Hise said the bill could touch on early voting — which was also a big focus of the 2013 law that was overturned for racial discrimination, since GOP lawmakers used past election data from the state to cut the days of early voting that Black people were most likely to use. “Shortening the early voting period is something I would very much support it,” Hise said. “But I think it’s been clear from the 4th Circuit, at this point, that … there’s really not a lot of options for us to go back at that point.” There are other ways GOP leaders could target early voting, though, such as cracking down on same-day registration — the law that allows people to register to vote and then cast a ballot on the same day during early voting. Hise and Womack said they’re concerned that some of the people who use that aren’t who they say they are. Womack supports still allowing same-day registration, but with the change that those who use it would have to cast provisional ballots. Those wouldn’t be counted on election night but could later help decide any particularly close races, since officials take time after the election to closely review provisional ballots and make sure they're legitimate. He also wants big changes for partisan poll observers, and for North Carolina to scuttle plans to join ERIC, a national group whose supporters say is focused on helping fight voter fraud and making elections run more smoothly. Many conservatives think the group is more focused on helping Democrats win elections. ERIC couldn’t be reached for comment Wednesday night. “Their main focus is to add people to the voter rolls,” Womack said, adding: “There was an argument that said it’s a good thing for conservatives if more people vote. I fundamentally disagree with that." SUGGEST A CORRECTION

“Today’s a great day for kids – and that’s what this bill is about,” said the lead sponsor of the bill, Sen. Michael Lee (R-New Hanover), at a press conference. Cooper failed to mention during his address that he sent his own children to a private school. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/north-carolina-democrat-governor-roy-cooper-declares-state/ Governor Roy Cooper (D-NC) declared a “state of emergency” on Monday, aiming to prevent a school choice bill from passing the state legislature. Senate Bill 406, also known as “Choose Your School, Choose Your Future,” is an initiative to make opportunity scholarships (also known as “vouchers”) available to families of all income levels. This would allow parents to use public school fund allocated for their children and use it to send them to a private school of their choosing. The bill will also require public schools to allow students to graduate from high school in three years, instead of four. “Today’s a great day for kids – and that’s what this bill is about,” said the lead sponsor of the bill, Sen. Michael Lee (R-New Hanover), at a press conference. “Constituents continually support increased school choice and more access to educational options for families,” Amy Galey (R-Alamance), one of the bill’s principal sponsors, said in response to an email from WGHP. “Not every school is a good fit for every child, and when there is a disconnect, the parents should have options to be sure that their child is learning and growing appropriately.” North Carolina’s Democrat Governor, Roy Cooper, announced a state of emergency on Monday in anticipation of an override of his veto of Senate Bill 406 by the state legislature. “I’m declaring the state of emergency because you need to know what’s happening,” Cooper stated in a special address. “If you care about public schools in North Carolina, it’s time to take immediate action and tell them to stop the damage that will set back our schools for a generation.” The Democrat governor argued that the bill would expand private school vouchers, potentially allowing even wealthy individuals to receive taxpayer funds for their children’s private academy tuition. “In the next few weeks, their private school voucher scheme will pour your tax money into private schools that are unaccountable to the public and can decide which students they want to keep out. They want to expand private school vouchers so that anyone, even a millionaire, can get taxpayer money for their children’s private academy tuition,” he said. Cooper failed to mention during his address that he sent his own children to a private school.