COVID-19 Underscores the Need for Voting Reform in North Carolina

The document asserts that North Carolina's voting infrastructure is inadequate for a pandemic, citing low vote-by-mail usage and a history of gerrymandering. It links poor electoral representation to systemic issues in community health and environmental justice, recommending specific upgrades to voting access and procedures for the 2020 election.

• North Carolina's voting system is characterized by low mail-in participation and poor electoral integrity, ranking 46th among states for electoral integrity. In the 2016 US presidential election, only 3.5 to 4 percent of votes were cast by mail/absentee.

APA

Union of Concerned Scientists (2020). COVID-19 Underscores the Need for Voting Reform in North Carolina. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/COVID-10-Voting-Reform-NC-aug-update.pdf

Chicago

Union of Concerned Scientists. COVID-19 Underscores the Need for Voting Reform in North Carolina. 2020. https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/COVID-10-Voting-Reform-NC-aug-update.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{unionofconcernedscientists2020covid19, author = {{Union of Concerned Scientists}}, title = {{COVID-19 Underscores the Need for Voting Reform in North Carolina}}, institution = {Union of Concerned Scientists}, year = {2020}, month = aug, url = {https://www.ucs.org/sites/default/files/2020-08/COVID-10-Voting-Reform-NC-aug-update.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }