Voting

by Silverstein, Barrett A. Have you ever heard the phrase “the roaring twenties?” Also known as the Jazz Age, the decade of the 1920s featured economic prosperity and carefree living for many. The decade began with a roar and [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Johnston, W. Lee, Jr. Bloc voting generally refers to a clique or coalition of legislators who vote similarly on issues, such as the farm vote or the big-city vote. In North Carolina, and elsewhere in the South, it also [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Brown, Flora Bryant. African American Civil Rights in North Carolina by Dr. Flora Bryant Brown Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall 2004; Revised by NC Government and Heritage Library, [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Justesen, Benjamin R. Congressional Districts in North Carolina, as in other states, have varied widely in size, shape, and number since the state ratified the U.S. Constitution in 1789. The number of congressional [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Watson, Richard L., Jr. Daniels, Josephus by Richard L. Watson, 1986 See also: Josephus Daniels, 2009 Biography by NC Government and Heritage Library  18 May 1862–15 Jan. 1948 Josephus Daniels, newspaper [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hunt, James L. Disfranchisement refers to a constitutional amendment drafted by the 1899 North Carolina General Assembly and approved in the general election in 1900 severely limiting African Americans' right to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Barton, Bruce. Double Voting: A Personal Account "'Double Voting' in Robeson County: A Reminder of an Unequal Past" by Bruce Barton Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian. Fall [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by . Election Day! A political cartoon showing a woman getting ready to leave the house while a man sits in chair with two crying babies. The woman is standing next to a dining table with her back [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Criner, Allyson C., Heiser, Will M., Smith, David C. Election Law in North Carolina has seen significant changes over the years. During early statehood, the governor and two U.S. senators were appointed by the General Assembly, while the other major [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. Mary Everett belongs to one of the state's oldest book clubs, the End of the Century Book Club in Greenville. For its 100th anniversary celebration last year, Everett studied the club's minutes, [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by . Exploring North Carolina: Women's [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Pruden, William H., III. The Fourteenth Amendment, ratified on 28 July 1868 as one of the "Reconstruction amendments," added to the U.S. Constitution such fundamental principles as citizenship and equal protection under the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Freedmen voting This 1867 engraving depicts freed African American men voting in New Orleans just after the Civil [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Hunt, James L. The Grandfather Clause was an important component of the 1900 constitutional amendment restricting North Carolina's class of eligible voters. The disfranchisement amendment provided that voters must [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Taylor, A. Elizabeth. Helen Morris Lewis, pioneer in the woman suffrage movement in the South and organizer of the first woman's rights association in North Carolina, was born in the Vander Horst mansion on Chapel Street [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lambert, Barbara Elizabeth. Anna Forbes Liddell, suffragist, organizing president of the first Equal Suffrage League in North Carolina, and university professor, was born at the family home on East Avenue (afterwards the site [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Gavins, Raymond, Vocci, Robert Blair. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People by Raymond Gavins, 2006 Additional research provided by Robert Blair Vocci. The National Association for the Advancement of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The North Carolina Manual was first published in 1874 by the North Carolina secretary of state as a volume of nearly 400 pages entitled Legislative Manual and Political Register of the State of North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Smith, Michael Thomas. Political Parties by Michael Thomas Smith, 2006 See also: Anti-Federalists; Democratic Party; Dixiecrats; Federalist Party; Fusion of Republicans and Populists; Populist Party; Republican [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Orth, John V. The poll tax, ordinarily a flat rate of one or two dollars that was to be paid before a voter was allowed to cast his ballot, was just one of several means devised in North Carolina and other states [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Butler, Lindley S. Precincts exist in North Carolina as voting district subdivisions of both cities and counties. In the Proprietary province of Carolina, however, precincts were administrative and judicial districts [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Faulkner, Ronnie W. A secret ballot is often called the Australian ballot because the practice of confidential voting started in Australia in the 1850s and rapidly spread to other countries. Numerous American states [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The short ballot movement set forth the principles that only those offices important enough to attract and deserve public examination should be elective, and that only a few offices should be filled [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . A voter registration card from Alamance County, North Carolina, 1902, certifying that the registrant had been eligible to vote prior to January 1, 1867 -- that is, before the 15th Amendment to the [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Pennell, Summer. Voter registration cardsVoter registration cardsYou may choose to have students fill out these voter registration cards during the registration process of your class [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Morgan, Thomas S. Zebulon Weaver, congressman and North Carolina legislator, was born on a farm near Weaverville in Buncombe County to William Elbert and Hanna E. Baird Weaver. His lineage included two prominent [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fulghum, R. Neil. Francis Donnell Winston, lawyer, judge, state legislator, and lieutenant governor of North Carolina, was the third surviving son of prominent lawyer and planter Patrick Henry, Sr., and Martha [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Benner, Louise. Women in the 1920s in North Carolina Related Entries: Women; Roaring Twenties; Gertrude Weil "A New Woman Emerges" by Louise Benner Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Pruden, Caroline. Women Suffrage by Caroline Pruden, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, November 2024 See also: League of Women Voters; North Carolina Equal Suffrage Association; 1920s [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Crow, Terrell A. Part i: Introduction; Part ii: Women's Roles in Precolonial and Colonial North Carolina; Part iii: Women in the Revolutionary Era and Early Statehood; Part iv: Life in Antebellum North Carolina; Part [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)