Rowan County Democratic Party

We're keeping it local today with a hero in Salisbury - Dorris "Dee Dee" Wright!

As a teenager, she joined the Civil Rights Movement and quickly gained leadership positions and traction, leading some of the first sit-ins at lunch counters in Greenville, SC. Her work led her from there to organizing the Black Women’s International Conference in 1975, and to the White House under the Clinton administration. Her work has earned accolades and awards on the national level, and her work continues today as a member of the Rowan County Board of Elections.

Read more about her in the comments 🔽

URGENT ALERT TO PROTECT VOTING RIGHTS! You can do something. ⬇⬇⬇

HB 958 is like having your own state representative pass NC's own worse version of Trump's Save Act and it is a very, very bad thing to allow to happen in NC!

Add your comments to this public comment link now because IT CLOSES AT 1:00 PM TODAY! Then call your representatives in Raleigh to say ABSOLUTELY NO TO HB 958!

More info and details about this bill in comments.

Request For Comments - North Carolina General Assembly The House Election Committee is accepting comments on the proposed committee substitute for House Bill 958, Election Law Changes.

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Man o' War, Narrated by Governor Andy Beshear Governor Andy Beshear of Kentucky is currently serving his second t...

Cover-ups seem to be par for the course these days. First it was the classified documents, January 6th, and 'the little black book doesn't exist'. Then came the redacted files - and now it's a giant tarp that's STILL in front of the Kennedy Center.

Democracy depends on transparency; cover-ups only deepen the damage and invite ridicule. And this time, just like everything else Trump touches... Well, it's yet another cover-up.

So what happened at the recent Rowan County Board of Elections regarding the Early Voting Calendar? Hear from four votersr who attended - Nan Lund, Donnie Clifford, Keith Carney, and John Doherty.

Links in Facebook comments. ⬇

Common Cause NC Director Sailor Jones' commentary reflects the organization's nonpartisan focus on government accountability and voting rights as well as what locals observed at the Rowan County Elections Board.

"...Ignoring the public’s suggestions, Republicans opted instead for a plan with only 13-days of the 17 allowed — making the mandatory last Saturday (Oct. 31) the only weekend option for voters this fall. Democrats asked for at least the same number of days available during the last midterm election in 2022 — 15, including two Saturdays and one Sunday. According to voters in attendance, this request ultimately fell on deaf ears."

Sailor Jones: RoCo elections decision reflects disturbing trend - Salisbury Post “Chillingly dysfunctional.” “A demonstration of how democracy dies.” “Rowan County deserves better.” These are just a few of the ways Rowan residents described the county’s June 10 board of elections […]

Representative Barbara Jordan didn't break barriers - she shattered them. Jordan was the first Black woman in America to preside over a legislative body, but she didn't stop there. From the Texas state legislature, she went on to become a three-term US Representative and, in 1976, became the first female and first Black keynote speaker at the DNC.

Read more about her incredible life in the comments 🔽

📣 Calling all Senior Democrats!

We're meeting TODAY and we've got three fantastic candidates you won't want to miss! Join us at 1:00pm and meet candidates Chariel Dye, Ruth Marohn, and Alisha Byrd-Clark - and the best part is you can vote for all three!

Don't miss out!

WHERE: 1504 W Innes St., Salisbury NC
WHEN: 1:00pm today, 6/16

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Pujo Committee, Narrated by Representative Joe Morelle United States Representative Joe Morelle of New York serves as Vice...