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Eighty-Day Voter Registration Drive Kicks Off

December 1, 2015 by Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

The following are remarks offered by Executive Director Jennifer Copeland at a press conference announcing a collaborative voter registration drive that will extend into February.

Eighty years ago, faith leaders of NC stood up and cried out against the injustice of segregation and racial discrimination. The NC Council of Churches was born.

Sixty years ago, Rosa Parks sat down and assumed her place of equality on a Montgomery city bus.  The American Civil Rights movement became national news.

Today I point to the twin towers of Biblical imperative and Constitutional rights, two very different documents that both proclaim the worth of every single person. Scripture assures us the image of God is imprinted on every human face, regardless of nationality or ethnicity. The Constitution affirms the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

Because the Bible tells us we matter and because the Constitution guarantees our freedom, the NC Council of Churches is joining voices across this state who will work diligently to see that every person who can vote is registered to vote and every person who is registered to vote has the chance to vote.

With our partners, for the next 80 days the NC Council of Churches is focused on voter registration. We’re asking our denominational leaders to remind their congregational members of the rights and responsibilities of having the privilege to vote in the democracy that is the United States of America.

Filed Under: Blog, Homepage Featured Tagged With: Elections, Equality & Reconciliation, Good Government, Religion & Society

About Aleta Payne, Former Deputy Executive Director

Aleta Payne first joined the Council staff in the spring of 2001 as the Communications Associate. She continues to oversee that work along with development, represents the Council in several partnership efforts, and serves in other administrative roles, as well. Aleta is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a degree in government and foreign affairs and spent much of her early career as a journalist. She has three young adult sons who continue to come home to Cary for dinner, or at least groceries, and two young adult terrier-mix dogs who keep the nest from feeling too empty.

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