DEMOCRACY ADVOCATEDemocracy North Carolina | 2014 Annual Report

Thanks to you, we’ve made great strides implementing the strategic plan our board adopted in December 2013. We added 3,500 new supporters, established another community-based coalition, developed a new in-office volunteer program to support our field work, and initiated the Democracy Fellows program. We look forward with excitement as we hire new staff, “deepen the bench” by increasing leadership responsibilities among staff and volunteers, and organize endlessly for a democracy “of, by, and for the people.”

- Bob Hall

A message from our Executive Director

15 Years of Democracy SummerSpotlight:

Jumpstarting the Vote: 2014 at a Glance

2014 marked the 15th anniversary of our summer internship program. Democracy Summer is a life-changing, hands-on internship experience for college students from across the state. They work in organizing teams based in Durham, Charlotte, Fayetteville, Rocky Mount or Winston-Salem to empower local volunteers and advocate for policies that improve democracy. In 2014, we provided stipends to several of them to continue organizing on their campuses as part of a new Millennial Voter Partnership with three other state groups. With your support, we’re successfully training tomorrow’s social justice organizers and leaders.

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141graduates of graduates

now work in advocacy

53%

“Democracy North Carolina is the organization that reintroduced me to activism. Once I started, I couldn’t stop.” - R. A., Charlotte, NC

People across North Carolina turned to Democracy North Carolina throughout 2014 to help them focus and channel their outrage at the actions of the General Assembly. We provided guidance and meaningful ways for individuals to help their neighbors register to vote, become educated about the candidates for office and the new Monster voting law, advocate for strong early voting plans, and obtain photo IDs in preparation for the 2016 elections. As a result, thousands were ACTIVE in our democracy!

the amount our researchers found that Duke Energy spent to aid Gov. Pat McCrory’s election; his environmental agency tried to block stricter regulation of Duke’s coal ash.

total pieces of voter education materials created and distributed in 2014, including our voting rights wallet cards and bulletin inserts for hundreds of churches in our Souls to the Polls project.

1,000,000+

$1.1 million

voter guides distributed in 10 counties; 139,000 were mailed to African Americans, other people of color, youth, and single women (the Rising American Electorate). They voted at 4.3 percentage points higher than a control group of similar voters!

250,000

14,000 Latino voters who received a special mailing from Democracy NC, El Pueblo, and NALEO turned out at twice the rate of other Latino voters!

Every year Democracy NC staffs an election protection hotline. In 2014 we fielded over 1,400 calls from across the state during early voting and on Election Day.

We recruited, trained, and deployed more than 400 poll monitors to 120+ precincts in three dozen counties for the 2014 primary and general elections.

Number of Democracy NC organizers and trainers who conducted over 60 trainings across NC for thousands of volunteers to bolster voter turnout and advocacy.

632Our campaign to push local boards of elections to adopt strong early vot-ing plans yielded 632 more hours of early voting than in 2010 in the 30 counties we targeted.

Our Impact on the Ground

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Thanks for Your Generous Support in 2014!Foundations & Non-Profits

Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation

Carolyn W & Charles T Beaird Family Foundation

Herb Block FoundationBlueprint NCBydale FoundationCommunity Foundation of

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TrustKofodimos Family Fund

of Community Fdn of Henderson Co

Merck FoundationMoveon.org Civic ActionNEO Philanthropy Action

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FoundationProteus FundPublic Interest ProjectsPublic Interest Projects

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FoundationTides FoundationTriangle Community

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Visionary ($10,000+)Anonymous (3)Jane Brown & James

ProtzmanGrace Nordhoff & Jonathan

Beard

Beacon ($5,000-$9,999)Anonymous (1)

Champion ($2,500-$4,999)Anonymous (1)Bill & Eileen BlancatoJill BullittLaura EdwardsIngredionCama & Robert MerrittJulie MooneyFrancella Poston

Guardian ($1,000-$2,499)Rosalind & Adam AbramCarol Anderson & Chuck

EppinetteRoss AnnableAdam BeyahPhil BlankMitchel & Linda BollagDennis BoosCrandall C BowlesBessie & Paul CarringtonBecky CarverMeg Coward & Sarah

Schwartz SaxVandana DakeKenneth Dalsheimer &

Marybeth DuganMonica DeAngelisCynthia GearyLeKecia GloverLiz Hair (deceased)Laura Hanson & David

Cecelski Tom Hardy & Miriam RabkinLonna & Richard HarkraderAnn & Sam Hummel SrJames Joseph & Mary

Braxton-JosephStephen & Jennifer LydayNancy MacLean & Bruce

OrensteinJennifer McGovern & Steve

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Kim McGuire & Jim SamselKate MitchellKatharine MountcastleDavid Neal & Jennifer

WeaverTema Okun & Tom SternPat OrrangeRichard Philpot & Cosette

Serabjit-SinghJane PreyerTom & Ticie RhodesSarah Rubin & James Blose Gayle RuediJohn RunkleFrankie Price SternWorking FilmsCourtney Young

Protector ($500-$999)Jill BeimdiekNadine BlochEverett BowmanMary Hughes & Maurice

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Steve ChanningJohn CurryAnn & Tony DaviesDavid DodsonJay & Kay FergusonFaulkner Fox & Gunther PeckBarker & Cavett FrenchMary GambleBarbara Haight & Shane

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NoniniJill Over & Tom MitchellWarren RileySally & Russell RobinsonZach RowlesAnna Sagel

Marcie & Torrence ShealyZeb SmathersTerry Taylor-AllenClarke ThacherBarbara VandenberghTim WalterAnne WhisnantElizabeth Woodman & Eric

Hallman Nate Wright

Ally ($250-$499)Bess BairdLaura BenedictMark BernsteinJames BlaineAllan BloomLanier BlumTolly BoatwrightCynthia BrownAlice BuhlEd & Margaret CampionLorna ChafeSteve & Louise CogginsCommittee to Elect Jenn

WeaverCommunity United Church

of ChristSandra ConwayCynthia & Ken CrossenCarolyn CrowderPeggy & Bob CulbertsonSteve DearRichard Di GiulioLinda DudaDonna DukeLisa EbyPatricia FergusonTed FiskeLaurie Fox & Daniele Armaleo Sarah Belk GambrellZelda GilbertGlaxoSmithKlineGary Greenberg

Arthur Griffin JrGita & Edd Gulati-ParteeWib GulleyFred GuntherJosh GurlitzLeesie & Bill GuthridgeJacquelyn Dowd HallLisa HamillLark HayesRachel HellerDavid HowardPamela HutsonMolly JenkinsDana JenningsLeonard T JerniganJane Kendall & Ran CobleJeanne & Brad KutrowPeter LaineZachary LantzBob LekerHolly Ewell Lewis & Ken

LewisRodney LindseyAdrienne LivengoodWendy & Mac McCorkleLinda McGillAnn McKown & Dan HudginsShelley McNeillClaire MillarBrian P MitchellMarcia MoreyLarry MorseDavid B & Mary D NealJanet & Lowell NelsonAnn NewmanMarie & Jay NovelloRebecca PowersJane RattereeMichael ReklisBill RoweCherry & Paul SaengerKenneth & Jane SchorrSusan SewellMartha ShaferNancy ShakirGinny Shaw

Julius Chambers by Christine BowserSeptima Poinsette Clark by Katherine Charron

Jack Gilliom by Bonnie GilliomBarry Greever by Ann McKown & Dan Hudgins

Liz Hair by Mimi VollumCy King by Mac Hulslander, Molly & Barden

WinsteadP R Latta by Stuart Wallace

Terry Shank by Ruth Leggett

Gifts in Memory of

Nancy ShoemakerAnn SinkCaroline & Bob SinkAmy Smoker & Ernest LanierBob & Pat SpearmanDavid StewartEllen StolzmanLinda SuttonElaine TaylorMarilyn TelenClare TuftsNancy TunnessenUnitarian Universalist

Fellowship of Winston-Salem

John VanderstarBrenda VanLunenJerry & Sondra VanSantMichael WallachJenny Warburg Judy WatsonBill WestJudy WilliamsSteven WingMolly & Barden WinsteadSusan WiselyAnn WoodSusan & Duncan YaggyKaren Zapata

Partner ($100-$249)Anonymous (1)Tom AdamsJoanie AlexanderDiane AmosSusan AndersonJames AndrewsHenry AnthonyCarla ArchieKarla AtkinsonRobert AumanDave AustinElizabeth AxtellMichael BaconSara BalighLaura BallanceMartin BarnesBeth BarnwellSam BaronJinny BattersonJohn BellPearl BerlinDoris BernlohrRichard BestAnnette BinghamKatherine & Regi BlackburnThomas BlanfordNancy BloodKen BoggsTom BowersSteve BoydEvelyn Bradley

Leigh BradleySusan BrayMichael BrownRichard & Susan BrownWanda BryantJon BuchanDorothy ButlerLinda CarlisleGeorgia CarverPeter CaulfieldDaisy ChambersBarry CheneyDeborah & George ChristieChurch of ReconciliationMary ClaytonJimmy CochranSue ColeC Perry ColwellNancy K ConnollyCarol ConwayMichael CotterCam CoverBillie CowellKristen CoxFrancis CoyleRhea CravensBrenda L CrawfordPatty DaleJosh DavisRhoda DavisBob DayJennie DeLoachGreenville Alumnae Chapter

of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

Jill Dinwiddie & Bernie Hargadon

Anne & Mike DoolenRobert DowlingIlana DubesterAlan W DuncanPatricia DunnEvelyn DurmazAnita Earls & Charles WaltonSteven R EdelsteinCarolyn EdgeJulie EiseltBruce EllistonMeredith EmmettBen Feldman & Pam

SeamansBetsy FenhagenTed FilletteDeborah FinnHelen Fischer & Stan

BukowskiEd & Janet FlowersWilliam & Willie Beatrice

FlytheChase FosterKevin FoyWilliam A. FranklinJoanne FrazerMary Freedman

William Friedman & Jill Ryder Friedman

Jenn FryeKathy FuryMarty GaglianoFrank GailorDee & George GambleHarvey GanttEllen GaskillJohn GeersSandra GellarDan & Barbara GerberNarendra GhoshHugh GiblinJenny GodwinWilliam GomezLouise GoodnightLynn Goodpasture & Alan

JacobsDaniel GottliebElizabeth GottliebMichael GoughDiana GrayNancy GrebenkemperMiriam GreenJohn GreeneJim GrodeRon GrunwaldWinnett HagensRichard HallLynda HambourgerMichael HancockLinda HansmaJennifer Hardison WaltersApril N HarleyKaty HarrigerHona Lee HarringtonAllison HarrisonDiana HaskellLaxmi HaynesKathryn HeathEunice HeiligFrances HendersonPatricia HendersonPeggy HendersonTom HenkelBeth HenryEmily HermanJames HerndonDoajo HicksLarry HicksDaniel & Ellen HillElizabeth M HolstenWebb HubbellDavid HuffFrances HuffmanChristina HugenschmidtRachel Hunt NilenderRodna HurewitzReeve & Isaac HustonEva & Clyde IngleB William IrlbeckNorma-May IsakowAnita Jackson

Robert & Meredith JacksonNancy Revelle JohnsonDavid JollyRaymond JonesSally JonesNancy KaiserSis KaplanLeah KarpenArnie KatzRuth KatzBob KelloggMartha KennedyHarriet KestenbaumKeval Kaur KhalsaNancy KingEllie KinnairdJames W KirklandEd KlemmerJames & Sally KocherRichard H KohnClaudia KoonzSean KosofskyAnne & Jonathan KotchMartha KropfLarry KroutilMark & Cindy KuhnWendy KuranJanine LaffertyNaomi LambertMike LamvikHenry LandsbergerGary & Theresa LandwirthTed Lappas JrLex LarsonCarol LawrenceMargaret & Clarence

LeinbachDavid LenatLisa LevensteinPaul & Caroline LindsayGeorge Livanos

Sara & Richard LoeppertKaren Long & Arlon KempleCarolyn LuceLivy & Dick LudingtonTheo LuebkeJohn ManuelThomas MarchnerMelissa MarionBecky & Vern MarlinCharles MarschallMichael MasonWilliam F W MassengaleElizabeth MathesonGeorge MaxCatherine MaxwellMargaret McCannRus McCarterAlexander McCoyAnn McCrackenNancy McCulloughDiana McDuffeeJennifer McDuffieDorothy McGeeDeborah McGillTom McIndooChris McLeodCindy & John McMahonDean McMurryKathy MeachamRichard MeekerDarlyne MenscerEric MeyersNancy MilioMarc MillerJohn MonahanJennifer MossNancy MoxleySteve & Connie MullinixMarsha MunnTom MurdockWillie Mushatt

Getting Out The VoteIn a letter-writing campaign, Democracy NC partnered with NC Women Matter to reach

6,000 women voters. Recipients of these letters on average turned out to vote at a rate 4.5 percentage points higher than women with similar voting histories.

Similarly, our volunteers called over 30,000 people who had voted in a presidential election

but not in 2010. It worked: 50% of this target group voted in 2014, a 6 point increase over the state average.

Lisa Nanney & Joe SittersonFlorence NashShankar NathanBarbara NettesheimBecky NewBarbara NewborgMarianne NewmanSandra NiegelskyJoseph NolandMatthew NovakCarmen OdomBarney & Jan OffermanMelva F OkunCatherine O’SheaBob PageJon ParkerMargaret ParkerPamela PearsonAndrew PerrinMilton PloghoftDella PollockCaroline PoultonLee RafalowJane & William A RaneyMillie RavenelRed Hat Matching Gifts

ProgramGeorge & Susan ReedMichael RelyeaRichard Renner & Laura

YeomansSteve ReznickAlison RieberJulie RigbyCarl RistCarol RistSylvianne RobergeJennifer RobertsJill RobertsDiane RobertsonMichael RobinsonPeter & Jane RodaBrenda RogersAustin RoperSherri RosenthalRowan Baptist ChurchJohn R RussellJack SandersJill SantuccioNancy SawhillJack & Linda SayeAnne SayersSusan SchafferKen SchapiraDouglas SchiffBrenda B SchoonoverDale SchustermanMichael SchwalbeSandra SeayGail ShaefferLinda ShawAnn ShermanAndrew ShortRandy Siegel

Lue SimopoulosKaren SindelarMig Murphy Sistrom & Mike

Sistrom Katherine M SkinnerBarbara Smalley-McMahanLinda SmathersJane SmithKristen SmithRobert E SmithHarriet SolomonMargaret SowerwineMarcia SprayUjjwal SrivastavaTherese St PeterHugh StephensRobert StephensImogene StevensDeborah StirlingPaul StockJeanette StokesKaren StrazzaThomas StriniJanie SumpterEdith SyllaBecka & David TaitLouise Todd TaylorDock TerrellSun Publishing CoMarnie Thompson & Stephen

JohnsonSusan TidemanBob TobeyDavid TregoSteve & Pam TrehubNancy TroxlerThomas TruebloodRuel TysonGina UpchurchCarolyn Van SantMonika von WindheimMichael WadeGreg & Susanne Walker

WilsonStuart WallaceCharles WaltonDebby & Gregory WarrenRichard WarrenJames WatsonWillie WeaverDeborah WeissmanRuth WellsSusan WelshSybil WestDeborah WhiteBob WilhelmElizabeth WilkinsMarylyn WilliamsVirginia WilliamsTerri WilmothAnne WilsonElisa WolperErica WoodPeter Wood

Gray WoodardMike & Sarah WoodardRachael WootenR WraySmedes YorkLoretta YoungRuth ZalphTom Zimmerman

Advocate ($1-$99)Anonymous (1)Mickey AbermanJ Allen AdamsAbigail AdelmanJana AlbrittonCalvin AllenJan AllenConnie AllredAklea AlthoffSamuel Amago Herbert AmeyAnn Marie AmicoShel AndersonStacy AndersonDemarcus AndrewsTammy AndrewsKate AntrimMarvin ArringtonNirmal AryaThomas AtkinsonSusan AttermeierJerry AyersBruce BairAdam BakerMarilyn BakerRaghu BallalWanda BalzanoJanet BarnesTucker & Katy BartlettNinian BeallDonna BellBarbara & Jerry BerkeLisa BerleyAnn BerryDan BesseBetsy BickelStephanie BiziewskiStephen BlakeDavid H BlandTroy BlantonSally BloomMelvin & Phyllis BlyntPat & Steve BocckinoPaul BogardusLucia BondM Bonsignore & Victoria

FrischChristine & Percell BowserMarjorie BoyerTricia BoyerSpencer Bradford

Bianca BradfordConstance BradleySonya BradleyAnna BranscombVero BrentjensHelen BrighamBarbara BristerJohn BrodeurAlice G BrownJoyce BrownSusan E BrownJeff BryantAaron BryantSuzanne BuckleyGeorge BurazerOmisade Burney-ScottTom BurtonPat ButlerRebecca CaldwellAudrey CammonSusan CampbellRobin CapeAlice CareySusan CarlBetty CarpenterRay & Pat CarpenterSharon CarrWillie CarrWilliette CarterGabe CasalettShirley Cason JenkinsSara CastellanoJairo Castillo-CharaSarah ChamberlainLloyd ChamblessCatherine ChandlerPeg ChapinBarbara Holland ChapmanJean ChapmanKatherine CharronElaine ChavisElisa Chinn GaryDamon CircostaStephanie CitronCarole ClarkCarrie ClarkMac ClarkeBarbara ClawsonHelen CleeremanMargaret ClemenMichael Cobb

Jonathan CobyTeretha Coe-OakesMadge ColePat ColeJeannette CongdonJames ConnerRichard & Linda CooperRobert CooperJennie CopelandBarbara & Tom CoulsonBarbara CouncilBeverly CowdrickCharles CrewsWillam CromerDavid CullomPatricia DaleMary DaltonRoz DarlingAlyssa DavisChuck DavisMatthew DavisRobert DawkinsJulianne Day-EversJ W & Betty DelantyDave DemoCrystal DempseySarah DeutschPatricia DienstSherry DillahuntGarrett DixonDorothy DonaldsonMark DonleyJoan DresslerDavid DroozJames DudleyPatrice DunnIzaak EarnhardtEd & Joanie EastmanMaxine EavesLinda EdwardsMaryann EgerterMary EiseleCindy ElmoreJane & Richard EskewSheila Etheridge-BoddieGary EvansSherry FalekRichard FergisonJoAnn FernaldAnna FesmireBob Finch

We documented over 2500 voters who cast provisional ballots which would have

counted 2 years ago but whose voices were silenced because of changes in election laws. Their stories are helping the litigation and public education effort against the Monster Law.

Julie Fincher-WestH Linn FingerCathy FisherAni & Bill FlashFred FlaxmanPalma & Les FleischerJohn S FletcherPhil FonvilleJody ForehandMarlene ForsterJessica FortuneMark FoskeySharon FowlerVonda FrantzDaryl & Irving FreedmanBarbara FreemanBarry FreemanTobin FreidJohn & Jan FrenchBetty FriedJosephine FriedlandJudy & Michael FryeThomas FuldaRobert FullerLinda FurrC Dale GamesRon Garcia-FogartyJake Gellar-GoadVictoria GerigBre GiffinJohn GilbertBonnie GilliomRon & Kathy GisterAndrew GlasgowRichard & Florry GlasserWendy GlenLisa GobleHoward & Mary GoldMarni GoldshlagJim GoldsmithSue GoodmanBonnie GordonJean GordonLaura GordonKaren Gottovi

Betty GrayJohn GraybealBilly GreenSusan GreenHeather GriswoldTheresa GrywalskiEresterine GuidryBetty GunzIsela GutierrezJarvis HallJodi HallJames HammondCarol HardisonShirley HarkessSusan Harman-ScottSheryl HarmonAnn HarrisThomas HarrisDolores HartHope HartmanPhillip HartzogBarbara HarveyRandee Haven-O’DonnellTom HeffnerHenderson Co Democratic

PartyAdunola HenryAnn HenryGabrielle Henry-GallowayStanley HenshawMarilynne HerbertClaire HicksDonna HicksRisa HillerJohn & Frankie HobartSteve HockfieldVirginia HoffmanWilliam HolderJennie HoltKathryn HoneymanDeborah HookerMary HopperWilliam HornIsaac “Ike” HowardLucille Howard

Cathy HowellWilliam HudsonPhilip HuffsmithBarbara HughesEllerd HulbertRita HulkowerMac HulslanderRainbo HultmanCharles G HumbleAdam HumphriesMinnie HuntDaniel HuslageElmerette & Greg IrbyKimberlee IsaacsBarry JacobsNancy JacobsenElizabeth JanickiStephen JenksHenrietta JenretteSusan JettonFloyd W JohnsonRachel JohnsonHobart JonesLarry JonesRodney JonesVirginia JonesJamal JordanLacy JoynerAnnette JurgelskiKarl G KachergisChris KamanAnn KarsonSusan KearShoneca KentLawrence KesslerMarcus KeyLori KhamalaEd KingFrank & Anne KisselAdrienne KittlePamela KlingerJacqueline KnableMeta Knight-NzongolaDiana KoenningRoxane Kolar

Constance KolpitckeAnn KoppelmanMichael KosuskoMelissa & Chris Kromm Jennifer KuzmaSheri LalumondierCarole LariveeMargaret LaRoeAlice LaytonPatricia B LearnedDelores LeeEva LeeValeria LeeRuth J LeggettAllen LeonardMelinda LeRoyLinda LevyGeorgia LewisLucy LewisLee LichtenwalterArt LiebermanIone LinkerLou LipsitzNina LiptonMary Elizabeth ListerJeromy “Jay” LivelyDick LoganPatricia LongMary LucasNan LundRose Anna MacDonaldKate MacdonellMaria MacDonellMary MackJeanne MadiganRoger ManusKenneth MarksEileen MarshallMattie MarshallSenseney MarshallShirley MarshallAllen MartinPerry MartinGloria MaskMike Massey

Deborah MaxwellElizabeth McCainMabel & Don McElhaneyMary McGlauflinStephen McGrigorBetty McGuireJudy McGuireHervey McIverBeth McKinseyJohn McLainKevin McLaughlinKerry McManusJere McMillanTrenton McNeillLynne MeachamCharles MeekerSteve MelovDan MerminMethodist Federation for

Social Action NCGale MeyerSally MiglioreElwood MilesDeede MillerNancy MillerNancy MillsGeorge MillsapsMargaret MischBetty Jean MitchellJack MitchellJayne & Robert MittenDave MolinaroKathleen MonksMary MorchAnthony MorganJames MorganCharlotte MorrisMarvin MorrisonLee MortimerTom & Ruth MullenMary MurchisonRachel Murphey-BrownMelissa MurphyWilliam MurphyIrma Mushatt

Income: $1,847,647

Foundations: 75%

Honorarium, interest, etc.: 2%

Individuals: 23%

Organizing, Leadership Training: 40%

Democracy Summer, Millennial Project: 31%

Fundraising: 4%

Administration: 9%

Research: 16%

Expenses: $1,797,003

Income & Expenses for 2014

Julia MyersJanet NagelTracy NashAlyson & William NewmanJo NicholasJames NichollCathy NiemanJoanne NikidesDavid NixonDara Nix-StevensonKay & Jim NuttJulie Blume NyeDeion OakesJudy & Leo Occhetti-KlohrTed OdellCarrol OlingerJesse OlleyHervenna PannellKenneth PatridgeDr & Mrs Lewis PatrieMarian PattenRoy PattishallKatie PaulsonMichael PauseMichael PeltJames PerrySteve PetersonHarry PhillipsTobey PierceArmstrong Hart PillowBepi PinnerSylvia PinyanKaren PirelloMichael PlowmanJoyce PoeHazel PoolosAndrea PowellBlake PriceThomas PriceCallie PruettKathleen PurdyMilo PyneMargaret RaffertyJulia RankinJeff W Raskin

William & Mary ReadAnn RebeckGretchen ReddenTeresa ReedJoe ReesJoan RevenMala ReynoldsEmerson RhudySteve & Jane RhudyKathleen RiceMargot RingenburgRommel RitaritaJames RivesThomas RokoskeLouise RomanowAlex RosenbergLindsay RosenfeldPatricia RossSusan RothIris RubinMichael RulisonBarbara RyanJames SakoloskyStephen SampleMartha & Eric SanburgBill SatterwhiteGeorge SawyerWanda Webb SchraderCarole SchreiberRobbie SchultzMartha SchweppeSarah SchweppeKatherine SeatonOctavia SeawellScottie Seawell & Phil BoyleWillard SeehornRobert SeymourRichard ShannahanKarin ShapiroTurquoise ShawVickie SheaJames SheltonMarywinne SherwoodMaethel ShindelmanBarbara Shumannfang

Denise ShunguCarl ShyDave SidorSusan SiegelRonald SigristEileen SilberRhoda SilverGary SimpsonCarol SirotaSandra SlatesMary SlawterBarbara SmithDebbie SmithEric SmithGary SmithJeremy SmithJoanna SmithSandra SmithThomas A SmithCarol SoroosJacob SpanglerHarry SparksJ Hart SquireChristina StablefordFred S Stang & Claire LorchRomain StanleyLen StanleyTerri StargellCandi StargellSondra SteinKatherine SteindlJohn B StephensRob StephensAndy StewartCraig StognerMichael & Eleanor StollerMargie StorchSvea StrongNoah StroteElizabeth StrubCarolyn StubbsKamal SukhijaSteve SumerfordValerie SummersMargie Sved

Sandy SweitzerSudi SwirlesFrances SyptakBruce TavarozziHarry TaylorHope TaylorMary E ThomasJohn & Wynona ThompsonRae ThompsonRichard ThompsonSharon ThompsonBarbara ThorntonHelen TomsKate TorreyTimothy TravisDana TrentlageAnn TriggRichard TrottierCristina TrutanichGayle TuchJames W TurnerRoger TurnerSonyia TurnerWilliam D TurnerPeter van DorstenWillem van EckGloria VaughtersJoy Vermillion HeinsohnLinda VickeryCheryl ViglioneMargaret & Phil VillaniLinda VirgilJane VollandMimi VollumRoberta WaddlePamela WadeMary WakemanErnest WalkerPhyllis WalkerAnn WallTerry & John WallGary WallachMartha WarnerMary DeCoster & Jim WarrenBrian Warren

Louisa WarrenWatauga Co Voice for Voter

RightsRick WatsonLisa WattsMaribeth WeinmanChristopher M WellsTrevor WellsCora WentAnthony WestEbony WestPortia WestDale WestonJewel WheelerBill & Stephanie WhitesidesSharon WhitmoreKit WienertAlice WietingJeaneane WilliamsPatty WilliamsPolly WilliamsJudy WilloughbyCharles WilsonFred Wilson & Jennifer

SchaalL Jane WilsonDouglas & Carol WingeierHarriette WinnerThomas WintonCarol Wise & David Kirsh Chris WittmayerSam WohnsNick WoodSue WoodlingKevan WoodsonSarah WyndhamHeather YandowBessie YarboroughSheRee YoungTanya YoungBarbara ZelterFrank Zipperer

Laura Barrett & Jennifer Klock by Aklea AlthoffPearl Berlin by Rus McCarterCrandall Bowles by Dennis & Betty Chafin RashDiana & Michael Caplow by Deborah FinnBessie & Paul Carrington by Deborah & George

ChristieBetsy Carson by James SheltonBecky Carver by Ann & Lex Alexander, Georgia

Carver, Steve & Louise Coggins, Henrietta Jenrette

Georgia & Bon Carver by Becky CarverBob Conlon by Betty GunzSteve Dear by Anonymous, Jean Chapman,

Alyson & William Newman

Democracy NC staff by Susan AndersonBob & Nancy Deutsch by Sarah DeutschJake Gellar-Goad by Terri WilmothJake & Ted Gellar-Goad by Sandra GellarBob Hall by Anonymous, Dana Jennings, Nancy

Revelle Johnson, Ed King, George & Susan Reed, Peter Wood

Bob Hall, Adam Sotak, Molly Winstead by Susan Anderson

Allison Harrison by Elizabeth McCainJ Donald Hobart Jr by John & Frankie HobartHon & Mrs James B Hunt Jr by Jeanette HydeRufus Lindsey by Rodney LindseyMardie McCreary by Daniel & Ellen Hill

Trenton McNeill by Robert DawkinsPhilip Marschall by Charles MarschallSusan Nichols by Karen Long & Arlon KempleBob Phillips by Ann McCrackenLewis Pitts by Roger ManusNancy Shakir by Judy WilliamsAdam Sotak by Virginia WilliamsLinda Sutton by Williette Carter, Wendy Glen,

Phyllis WalkerLinda Sutton & WSVRC by Constance BradleyTriangle Free Press by Elizabeth AxtellCheryl Viglione by Karen Pirello

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