Sailor Jones
@sailorjones.bsky.social
State Director, @commoncausenc.bsky.social
State Board of Elections Member "Four" Eggers says Union County's majority plan to cut Sunday voting is "consistent." FACT: the majority plan in Union completely eliminates Sunday voting even though the County offered two Sundays with eight hours in the 2022 General Election.
"I hope we never hear the name Dallas Woodhouse again" said @NCSBE Chair Francis DeLuca, who in the same breath verbatim repeated Woodhouse's misleading talking points from a release *yesterday* about how he should be celebrated for providing "more opportunities" for voters: wlos.com/news/local/s...
State board to weigh Jackson County early voting plans amid new documents presented
As the vote toward a new polling site in Cullowhee nears, the debate over the new site is receiving new scrutiny.
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As NC's Board of Elections decides 20 early voting plans that counties couldn't, Member Miller calls out fellow Member Hawkins who appeared 60x in public records from the Auditor's office shown to meddle in county elections — our letter to them on concerns about her impartiality: ccnc.me/SBOEletter
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“It is just so clearly inviting partisanship into the process” #ncpol
'We're supporting a lie': NC elections board votes to throw out ballots more easily
Proposals approved Thursday would make it easier for NC elections officials to throw out mail-in ballots by people who claimed an excuse for not having voter ID.
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Who's "the boss"? More on last night’s tense Granville Co. Board of Election’s meeting that began as a debate over early voting access and devolved into a partisan double-cross dictated by the former the county's GOP Party Chair that folks in attendance pledged to remember in November.
Photos Show Former GOP Chair Texting Granville County Board of Elections Members During Public Meeting
Granville County Board of Elections Secretary Debby Butler stayed mostly quiet during Wednesday’s public hearing to revisit the county’s contentious early voting plan, which removes convenient sites i...
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"[M]ake no mistake, no one in the State Auditor’s office has a mandate to meddle with our state’s voting options...the actions of communities all across this state to push back against his pressure campaign on county officials make that loud and clear.” www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
North Carolina Republican operative shaping the state’s early voting plans is reassigned
The staffing change in the state auditor’s office comes after reporting revealed the operative, Dallas Woodhouse, was asking county officials to change their early voting plans.
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Hundreds packed the Bladen Co. Commission meeting in Elizabethtown, NC tonight when commissioners threatened to alter districts in ways that would harm Black voters. The commissioner looked around and said, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it." This is what democracy looks like. #AllRoadsLeadtotheSouth
Our Miles Beasley with Common Cause NC joined North Carolinians speaking out against the US Supreme Court's outrageous ruling in Louisiana v. Callais. 🚨Take action: ➡️ ccnc.me/VRA – Demand lawmakers pass a North Carolina Voting Rights Act. ➡️ ccnc.me/VRAcall - RSVP for our May 14 virtual meeting.
Today: Thousands of North Carolina educators, parents, and community members are calling for increased public school funding at the “Kids Over Corporations Rally” outside the state legislature in Raleigh!
Callais is a wolf in sheep's clothing: purporting to preserve VRA protections while making it all but impossible to challenge racist gerrymanders if and when politicians say maps were drawn for their political gain. This scheme is not new in NC...neither is our solution: we. will .never. back. down.
Common Cause@commoncause.org · 4mo agoSCOTUS just gave the Voting Rights Act a death sentence. As Congress continues to sit on the sidelines, Common Cause will pass a state VRA in all 50 states to protect our right to fair representation. Join us: https://bit.ly/4t4FYoI
🎉CAROLINADAZE Music & Arts Festival is coming to Elizabeth City on April 18, and the amazing Sunshine Anderson will be performing LIVE as part of an incredible lineup of artists! 🎉 🎶 This concert experience at Waterfront Park in Elizabeth City is FREE, but RSVP is required: ccnc.me/CarolinaDazeEC 🎶
The president makes a public statement saying he plans to order the U.S. military to commit genocide tonight, as part of a war that has not been declared as required by our Constitution.
I'm sure there will be no long-term consequences to all of us veering between hypervigilance over potential nuclear war and trying to go to work because none of us can afford to pay our bills and may still be trying to recover from health consequences from the pandemic we're pretending didn't happen
NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA
Imagine your Fall 2026 elections had more sites, more days, and better functions. For North Carolinians, those decisions are happening now, in Rowan County and yours. #ncpol
Sailor Jones: When it comes to elections, Rowan County has room to grow. Here's what you can do - Salisbury Post
As the pollen settles on the March primary and North Carolina counties begin planning fall elections, it’s a perfect time to look at lessons learned from the last midterm cycle […]
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“The Constitution is very clear, in plain language, that the state has the responsibility to run elections." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump's executive order on mail voting is plainly unconstitutional
"We'll see the president in court," says Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows.
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Get in, winners!
Common Cause North Carolina@commoncausenc.bsky.social · 8mo agoEXCITING NEWS!!! Our amazing Sailor Jones has been named as the new State Director for Common Cause North Carolina! We're so grateful to have Sailor leading our team as we carry on the crucial work of building a democracy for all in North Carolina! More: bit.ly/4jEAkX1
Quick read: your one precious vote could be a game changer in North Carolina www.newsobserver.com/opinion/arti... #ncpol
It’s time to vote and your vote matters. In dozens of local NC races, one vote made all the difference | Opinion
From tied races settled by coin flips to one-vote wins, North Carolina saw dozens of decisive ballots. Mail-in voting for the 2026 primary starts Jan 12—get ready.
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🎉 Congratulations to our friend and colleague @sailorjones.bsky.social! We know you'll help @commoncausenc.bsky.social do even more incredible and essential work defending our democracy and rights! 🎉 www.commoncause.org/north-caroli...
Sailor Jones Named Common Cause's North Carolina State Director
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Great night with a fired up crowd in Greene Co. — one of 4 NC counties cracked from former swing district CD1 and packed into CD3 to, as mapmaker Sen. Ralph Hise put it, prevent voters from “torpedo[ing] President Trump’s agenda.” #ncpol
Common Cause North Carolina@commoncausenc.bsky.social · 8mo agoWe kicked off the Road to Fair Maps Tour in Snow Hill tonight with Democracy NC, NC Black Alliance and NC Counts Coalition, as community members discussed harms caused by gerrymandering of Northeastern NC – and how we can build a path toward fair maps and a democracy for all: ccnc.me/RoadToFairMaps
After 25 years of amazing leadership, our Bob Phillips has retired from Common Cause North Carolina. We're so grateful to Bob for all he's done for democracy and for his dedication to the people of our state. We're thankful he will continue to be part of our Common Cause NC family! Thanks, Bob!
So many nightmares last night. Tonight’s will probably look like six Supreme Court justices disregarding precedent, dismissing reality, and dismantling the last vestiges of federal protections against racial discrimination in voting. Or something.
Ahead of NC State Board of Elections’ 1/13 meeting on nonunanimous 2026 primary early voting plans, voters are receiving notice that their feedback on early voting options is "rejected." This is an unfortunate departure from prior policy, which provided a public comment portal for state board review
Five and a half years ago, they called his a “medical incident.” Tonight hers was justified as “self defense.” Soon, they won’t even feign an excuse, it’ll just be a weekday in America. We have to keep calling it what it is: murder, in cold blood, in broad daylight, by a lawless government.
Thanks to changes in NC’s election leadership, voters from more than one-third of the state's counties could see reductions to early voting options they’ve been used to in midterms #ncpol www.wral.com/news/nccapit...
More than 1 in 3 NC counties seek permission to reduce early voting access in 2026 primaries
After Republicans took control of county and state elections boards in North Carolina, efforts are underway in some areas to slash Sunday voting or eliminate college campus polling sites. But in other...
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Care about the #midterms? As the GOP-controlled State Board prepares to take up the fate of 2026 primary early voting in 12 NC counties later today — we have the skinny on how current plans compare with 2022 options www.commoncause.org/north-caroli... #ncpol
ANALYSIS: Early voting plans for 2026 NC primary reveal gains & losses from county plans used in last mid-term election
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