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North Carolina Democratic Party
"As the oldest continuous political party in the world, the Democratic Party has carried out its commitment to freedom, fairness, human rights, and responsible government for over 200 years. We pledge to continue this tradition." - Preamble of the NC Democratic Party Platform
Trainings at the 2008 State Convention
There will be two informative training tracks from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the morning of our State Convention on Saturday, June 20.
One training will cover grassroots organizing, communications & messaging. The other will cover strategic get-out-the-vote (gotv) and targeting strategies.
To register please email kward@ncdemocraticparty.org and specify which training you are interested in. Also, please arrive early! Space is limited!
Email Kristen today at kward@ncdemocraticparty.org to reserve your space!
NC Senate Democrats Pass Jessica's Law
Excerpted from Freedom Newspapers
Byline-- Barry Smith
The Senate has unanimously approved a bill that would make raping a child younger than 13 punishable by a minimum of 25 years in prison and require offenders to submit to lifetime GPS monitoring once released from prison.
“It’s like one strike and you’re out,” Sen. David Hoyle, D-Gaston, said of the Jessica Lunsford Act, which he shepherded through the chamber.
The measure is named in memory of Jessica Lunsford, a 9-year-old girl and Gaston County native who was kidnapped, raped and murdered in 2005 by a Florida sex offender police had lost track of.
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