Nicole Quick

Wife/Mom/Government Relations Officer for @ForwardCarolina. Opinions are my own & should not be attributed to any organization - unless clearly stated as such.

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a coalition of 22 other states have defeated the Trump administration in court yet again.

This time, the Trump administration attempted to impose an intrusive new federal mandate on how states implement Medicaid work requirements for people with serious illnesses.

Full story: https://t.co/WYSc9x6IBJ

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Dollar General is illegally overcharging customers.

We’re taking them to court.

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

Yes, your voice, and your vote, matter!

#GOTV #ncvotes

https://t.co/9SWoxLWWi0

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

@DeLoach_NC Do they want to limit it to white male property owners while they're at it? 🤦‍♀️

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

@MargoinWNC Actually, property ownership is not required to vote. That would be a poll tax and was outlawed. Granted NC was the last state to outlaw it, but we did so in 1856.

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

@BrianBalfourNC Even Adam Smith, the father of laissez-faire economics, believed that building and maintaining infrastructure and providing public education were vital responsibilities of government. 😉

[Jeff Jackson @JeffJacksonNC]

Heads up: We’re seeing a new scam targeting victims of domestic violence.

Scammers search court filings, then call victims of domestic violence and pretend to be law enforcement or court officials. They use details from the case to sound legitimate.

Then they ask for money, claiming they'll keep the victim safe by getting a court order or electronic monitoring for the abuser.

It’s a scam.

No law enforcement or court official will call you and demand money as part of a domestic violence case. Hang up and call law enforcement.

And if you’re a victim of abuse, here is a list of organizations across North Carolina that can actually help: https://t.co/zHQKy6Adj3

[Deb Butler @DebButlerHD18]

Hey Gov Ops…official NC House committee platforms and state legislative resources used to campaign against or vilify candidates of the opposing political party raises a serious legislative-ethics question and may constitute an impermissible use of official resources. Ethics101.

[Josh Stein @JoshStein_]

Tomorrow morning, the state will send voters their absentee ballots. The very same morning, the State Board of Elections will vote on memos that the public has not seen that could change how election administrators do their jobs. This State Board has had more than a year to plan for this year’s election, and administering elections is its only job. Voters need transparency from Dave Boliek’s Board of Elections so they can have faith in our elections process.

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

@ForwardCarolina 💀

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

A 59 year old mother and Wake County substitute teacher, a completely legal resident of the United States with a valid green card, was lured into an ambush by ICE agents, arrested, denied adequate food, and transferred to a Georgia immigration prison.

Right now, she is being illegally imprisoned by the Trump administration without any valid charges.

Yet again, a lawless paramilitary gang is targeting legal residents due to the color of their skin. This is disgusting and needs to end.

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

I'm not really sure where else to go with this, so I'm putting it here - America, our healthcare system is broken. @UnitedHealthGrp, you're part of the problem. Why are you playing with my health?

[Roy Cooper @RoyCooperNC]

Border Patrol and ICE should do their jobs to make sure our borders are secure and violent criminals here illegally are deported. Both organizations need real accountability and should not be operating a detention facility in North Carolina. They are killing and detaining American citizens, including people with no criminal records and it must stop.

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

The new Republican majority on the North Carolina State Board of Elections are considering adoption of a new rule at their meeting today in Raleigh that would allow a simple majority of each county's board of elections to throw out any mail-in ballot over any kind of technicality.

Examples: a voter puts their ballot in the wrong enclosed envelope, checks the wrong box, or makes a smudge on the paper. The Republican majority on their county board of election could throw out your vote.

Currently, throwing out a mail-in ballot for violations requires a unanimous, bipartisan vote by the county board. This change would make it a partisan vote. Every county board of elections in North Carolina has a Republican majority today, so in effect, this would mean allowing those Republican members to decide which mail-in votes will count.

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

Fun fact: Democratic Rep. Julie Von Haefen and most of the Democratic caucus has introduced this exact measure every year in the NC state legislature for the last 5 years running. Every time, @mikefor35's Republican leadership has killed it without a hearing.

Only once it was introduced by a male Republican at high risk of losing his seat was it even allowed to be heard in committee. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

@dogwoodblooms Now seems like a good time to mention that @NC_Governor had nothing to do with the lack of a NC booth. That’s entirely the fault of the Republican majority in our legislature who haven't managed to pass a budget in over 1,000 days so we had no f&#%ing 💰for a booth.

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

Clarification:

1. The change from 90 days to 365 is for candidate eligibility, not voter eligibility.

2. The ban on paid petition gathering is for payment per signature not payment in general.

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

On Friday evening, the Republican leaders of North Carolina's state legislature dropped a big, unannounced, 36-page omnibus bill stuffed to the brim with new voting restrictions and elections changes.

This thing is a voter suppression wishlist. Just some of its major provisions:
👉 Total ban on encouraging voter turnout: State and county board members are prohibited from any public statement "encouraging or promoting voter turnout in any election"
👉 Grants the Republican State Auditor total discretion to audit all machines, county offices and personnel involved in any election
👉 Reduces campaign finance transparency: the bill significantly raises the dollar thresholds for required reporting of dark money contributions or media expenditures, waiving reporting for the rest
👉 Requires voters to register with a political party a full year before voting in that party's primary election (up from 90 days)
👉 Total ban on any ranked-choice voting in any primary or general election statewide
👉 Strips some overseas voters of their eligibility to vote in any state elections
👉 Partisan staffing: changes up to 25 professional staff at the State Board of Elections from career civil staff to partisan political appointees
👉 Bans paid petition gathering

This bill just dropped last night and may not be online yet (they like to take their time). We got a full draft of the bill here: https://t.co/CMBAsV4Mtw

[Tim Boyum @TimBoyumTV]

Brand new pod with the story behind the Hometown Holler

We talk about the beginning, their fast growth, and believe it or not...Tiger King! 🤷‍♂️

@hometown_holler

https://t.co/xB4TotUEyv

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

Fantastic tool!

[Carolina Forward @ForwardCarolina]

With the NC Campaign Finance Tracker tool, you can find clear and complete data for any state lawmaker, or statewide executive or judicial official. 🔎

Not sure just what you're looking for? It's also easy to find which state lawmakers represent what area, what committees they serve on, and what industry groups are giving them money.

Explore for yourself: https://t.co/zDnF52gjR2

[Nicole Quick @QuickforNC]

@triciacotham Kind of ironic coming from the guy who just asked Greensboro and High Point to give up some of their tax revenue to the towns in his district last year.