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NCCVE Election-Year Efforts Give Folks the Facts, Promote the Vote

The North Carolina Center for Voter Education was hard at work in 2006, raising awareness about the state’s elections and empowering voters with the facts they needed to cast a confident ballot.

Some 2006 highlights:

The N.C. Center for Voter Education joined with UNC-TV to produce a judicial candidate forum. The three-episode series was broadcast from the mountains to the sea, and offered voters a rare in-depth look at the candidates and issues in the races for the N.C. Supreme Court and N.C. Court of Appeals.

Judicial elections went online with the Center’s “Judge for Yourself” podcast series, offering half-hour interviews with candidates for the state’s highest courts.

The Center offered facts on the candidates with its online voter guide at www.ncvoterguide.org. The site provided information on the qualifications and experiences of the candidates, and included a two-minute video statement from each appellate-level judicial contender.

Reaching out to young voters, the Center re-launched the Go Vote PSA Contest. Entries came from across the state -- and as far away as Montana -- showcasing creative uses of video, audio and graphic art to promote voter participation. 

By the Numbers: The Center's Impact in 2006

Over 50,000 visitors to www.ncvoterguide.org.

17,000 - 20,000 households viewed the NCCVE & UNC-TV televised judicial forums.

Over 36,000 listeners in the Raleigh-Durham media market of the Center’s “Voter Update” and “Judge for Yourself” programs.

Over 25,000 listeners of these programs online.

25,000 - 80,000 readers of the Center’s “Follow the Money” syndicated column per month (varies by circulation of column).

Over15,000copies of the primary election judicial voter guide distributed to county elections offices.

Special Thanks

A special thanks to sponsors of our "Judge for Yourself: Election 2006" series on UNC-TV:

Maupin Taylor
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
The North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
Parker Poe Adams and Bernstein
Tharrington Smith
Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of North Carolina
Troutman Sanders

Helms Mulliss & Wicker
The North Carolina Bar Association
N.C. Spin
The Open Society Institute
State Government Radio
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation

N.C. League of Municipalities
N.C. Mutual Life Insurance

And a special thanks to Time Warner Cable for their generosity in donating time for airing public service announcements from the N.C. Center for Voter Education.

WEB EXTRA: 'Go Vote '06 PSA Contest' Winners

The "Go Vote '06 PSA Contest" include winners Jason Bullock, a student at UNC-Pembroke, and Chip Hackler of Wilmington, whose videos are shown above.

See the other winners here.

Please Renew Your Support for 2007!

The N.C. Center for Voter Education needs your support to continue to:

Provide citizens with information about government and elections so that they may make more informed choices.

Research and promote solutions for improving our election system.

Make government more accountable to the public.

Make the democratic process more accessible for citizens, as voters and as candidates.

You can show your support for better elections in North Carolina by making a tax-deductible contribution to the N.C. Center for Voter Education through the Network for Good.

Or you can mail a contribution to:

N.C. Center for Voter Education
743 W. Johnson St.
Suite E
Raleigh, NC 27603

For more information, please call us at 919.839.1200.