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"The #UniteNC Town Hall will remind lawmakers who they work for — and remind the public that we're putting people over party in 2024," said Gino Nuzzolillo, campaigns manager at Common Cause North Carolina.

Common Cause of North Carolina Associate Director Sailor Jones joins NC Newsline to discuss SB 747, efforts to make voting more complicated in our state, and the legislature’s attempt to further gerrymander electoral districts.

Residents from across Rowan County came together Thursday night to voice their opinions on issues in the state legislature. The event was a town hall held in the Mission House by Common Cause.

"Ending the three-day grace period would cruelly harm older voters, people with disabilities, rural voters ,and others who rely on mail-in absentee voting as a lifeline for exercising their right to vote," said Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina

Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, said the move was unnecessary and urged Gov. Cooper to veto the bill.

“Not only are rural counties less likely to have fulsome access to DMV sites and hours, but many rural communities across the state face the biggest financial challenges to overcome all sorts of barriers created by photo voter ID laws,” Jones said.