A partnership of political parties and election-reform groups working to ease North Carolina's ballot access restrictions and increase citizen access to government.
North Carolina has some of the most restrictive ballot access laws in the nation, laws that prevent third parties and independent candidates getting on the ballot and kick third parties off the ballot if they don't reach high vote thresholds in statewide elections.
This November (2006), more than half of all state legislative races will be uncontested. We don't think it's coincidence that less than half of eligible adults vote in North Carolina elections.
Voters show up at the polls when they have a choice on the ballot. One way to ensure more choice is to open the ballot to independent candididates and third parties.