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John, imagine this: North Carolina was an under-the-radar battleground state this summer. All that changed after Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson’s statements on an adult website about being a “Black Nazi” came to light — shifting the momentum in the race toward Democrat Josh Stein.

But at the NDRC, our eyes have been trained on the state because of a different outrageous candidate:

• A state supreme court candidate explicitly said that he wants to ensure there’s a Republican majority on the court for the upcoming redistricting cycle. 
• This same guy joined a deeply controversial ruling that would have established a precedent for so-called personhood laws in North Carolina, which have resulted in restrictions to abortion access and IVF bans in other states. 

The Republican majority on the state supreme court has already had a massive impact on the state: The court removed constitutional guardrails on extreme partisan gerrymandering, it brought back a voter ID law, and it disenfranchised people with felony convictions. That’s why we’ve endorsed Justice Allison Riggs as a Democracy Defender to strengthen the pro-democracy leadership on this massively influential court — and to avoid seating yet another extreme partisan voice on the court.

John, please make a gift of $30 or more to fund our efforts during these crucial final days of the election (and everything that comes after Nov. 5).

So much gets decided by under-scrutinized state supreme courts in North Carolina and beyond. Right-wing Republicans have worked for decades to install partisan justices who will use the power of their position to tilt maps, and policy, in their ideological direction — a trend that only got worse under Trump and his MAGA allies. We can see those consequences come to life in the decisions made by the North Carolina court. 

We must ensure we do everything we can to support Democracy Defenders in North Carolina and across the country — to stop extreme attempts to weaken our democracy and keep fighting for fairness.

We won’t take anything for granted in North Carolina or any state across the country until every last vote is counted. Please, chip in to support this work today >>

Thank you, 

Ted Corcoran
Deputy Campaigns Director
National Democratic Redistricting Committee

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