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CHARLOTTE BRANCH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR TH) ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE RE: INFORMATION CONCERNING REGISTER AND VOTE CAMPAIGN The Charlotte Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is sponsoring a city and county wide Register and Vote Campaign. This is a non-partisan effort to get every qualified Negro in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to Register and Vote. In order to vote, EVERY CITIZEN MUST REGISTER. The immediate goal of the campaign is to get at least 20,000 Negroes registered and voting. WHY REGISTER AM) VOTE? 1. The intelligent use of the ballot in national, state, and local elections is necessary to attain the goals of full citizenship, justice, and the general pursuit of happiness, 2. More votes mean better government. More Negroes taking part in their government means better opportunities in all areas of community life. 3. Enough votes make possible the enactment of protective legislative measures and prevent passage of discriminatory laws. 4. More Negro Votes will show the enemies of freedom, justice and equality that Negroes not only believe in democracy, but practice it. 5. Public officials elected under our democratic process hold the power of life and death over the citizenry of this state and nation. By executive, judicial, and legislative acts they can affect housing, education, employment, recreation, to name only a few. The most potent weapon available to the Negro today is the vote. After-*intelligent consideration of the issues and candidates you have the opportunity to vote as you desire. TO VOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA A PERSON MUST BE: 1. A citizen of the United States, by birth or naturalization; 2. 21 years old by date of general election; 3. A resident of the state for one year and of the precinct for four months; 4. Of sound mind and able to read and write in the English language any section of the state constitution; 5. Legally registered; 6. Reinstated after a felony conviction. REGISTRATION The key to voting is registration. In order to qualify at the polls, a citizen first registers in the precinct of his residence. North Carolina has a permanent registration system, that is a written record is maintained until changed; although a voter who moves from one precinet to another must re-establish his _registration. You don't have to pay a Poll Tax in North Carolina to be able to vote! PARTY MTMBERSHIP At the time a person registers, he may declare his party affiliation. He must do this in order to cast a ballot in the primary election of party candidates. In Charlotte and Mecklenburg County the city and county elections are nonpartisan. For your information: Mrs. Ruth Fortenbery is the executive secretary of the County Election Board. The County I lection Office is located at 727 East Trade Street.
Object Description
Title | Registrars and polling places |
Series | Series 2, NAACP, Charlotte |
Subseries | Subseries 5, Programs |
Sub-subseries | Sub-subseries 2, Election and Voter Registration |
Digital Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP, 1948-1998 |
Creator | Alexander, Kelly M. |
Date Created | 1960 |
Series Description | This series contains material related to the work of the NAACP in Charlotte, North Carolina and the Alexander family's involvement in the organization over the course of several decades. There is a wide variety of topics covered in the documents, including voting discrimination; the Freedom Fund; Youth Council activities; and correspondence with notable figures throughout the Charlotte area, including Alfred Alexander and Julius Chambers. |
Collection Description | This collection documents the activities of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), with an emphasis on the work and correspondence of Kelly Alexander, Sr. and his sons Kelly Alexander, Jr. and Alfred Alexander in Charlotte, North Carolina. The collection contains minutes, correspondence, reports, speeches, press releases, membership records, and a few photographs. Topics covered include school segregation, housing and employment discrimination, police misconduct, and the Charlotte Area Fund. |
Subjects--Names |
Alexander, Kelly M. Alexander, Kelly M., Jr., 1948- Alexander, Alfred L., 1952- |
Subjects--Organizations |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Charlotte Branch. |
Subjects--Topics |
African Americans--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Civil rights--North Carolina African Americans--Political activity--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights movements--North Carolina--Charlotte Civil rights workers--North Carolina--Charlotte African Americans--Housing--North Carolina--Charlotte Racism--Political aspects--North Carolina--Charlotte Race discrimination--North Carolina--Charlotte Police brutality--North Carolina--Charlotte Police misconduct--North Carolina--Charlotte |
Subjects--Locations |
Charlotte (N.C.)--Race relations--History--20th century Charlotte (N.C.)--Politics and government--20th century |
Coverage--Place |
Charlotte (N.C.) Mecklenburg County (N.C.) |
Box Number | 10 |
Folder Number | 30 |
Language | eng |
Object Type | Text |
Digital Format | Displayed as .jp2, uploaded as .tif |
Genre | manuscripts (document genre) |
Finding Aid | https://findingaids.uncc.edu/repositories/4/resources/701 |
Original Collection | Kelly Alexander, Sr. papers concerning the NAACP |
Digital Collection Home Page | http://digitalcollections.uncc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/p16033coll20 |
Repository | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Digital Publisher | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Rights | These materials are made available for use in research, teaching and private study. The digital reproductions have been made available through an evaluation of public domain status, permissions from the rights' holders, and authorization under the law including fair use as codified in 17 U.S.C. section 107. Although these materials are publicly accessible for these limited purposes, they may not all be in the public domain. Users are responsible for determining if permission for re-use is necessary and for obtaining such permission. Individuals who have concerns about online access to specific content should contact J. Murrey Atkins Library. |
Location of Original | J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections (University of North Carolina at Charlotte) |
Grant Information | Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources. |
Identifier | naacp-ms508-0210030 |
Date Digitized | 2016-02-22 |
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Title | naacp-ms508-0210030-01 |
OCR Transcript | CHARLOTTE BRANCH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR TH) ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE RE: INFORMATION CONCERNING REGISTER AND VOTE CAMPAIGN The Charlotte Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is sponsoring a city and county wide Register and Vote Campaign. This is a non-partisan effort to get every qualified Negro in Charlotte and Mecklenburg County to Register and Vote. In order to vote, EVERY CITIZEN MUST REGISTER. The immediate goal of the campaign is to get at least 20,000 Negroes registered and voting. WHY REGISTER AM) VOTE? 1. The intelligent use of the ballot in national, state, and local elections is necessary to attain the goals of full citizenship, justice, and the general pursuit of happiness, 2. More votes mean better government. More Negroes taking part in their government means better opportunities in all areas of community life. 3. Enough votes make possible the enactment of protective legislative measures and prevent passage of discriminatory laws. 4. More Negro Votes will show the enemies of freedom, justice and equality that Negroes not only believe in democracy, but practice it. 5. Public officials elected under our democratic process hold the power of life and death over the citizenry of this state and nation. By executive, judicial, and legislative acts they can affect housing, education, employment, recreation, to name only a few. The most potent weapon available to the Negro today is the vote. After-*intelligent consideration of the issues and candidates you have the opportunity to vote as you desire. TO VOTE IN NORTH CAROLINA A PERSON MUST BE: 1. A citizen of the United States, by birth or naturalization; 2. 21 years old by date of general election; 3. A resident of the state for one year and of the precinct for four months; 4. Of sound mind and able to read and write in the English language any section of the state constitution; 5. Legally registered; 6. Reinstated after a felony conviction. REGISTRATION The key to voting is registration. In order to qualify at the polls, a citizen first registers in the precinct of his residence. North Carolina has a permanent registration system, that is a written record is maintained until changed; although a voter who moves from one precinet to another must re-establish his _registration. You don't have to pay a Poll Tax in North Carolina to be able to vote! PARTY MTMBERSHIP At the time a person registers, he may declare his party affiliation. He must do this in order to cast a ballot in the primary election of party candidates. In Charlotte and Mecklenburg County the city and county elections are nonpartisan. For your information: Mrs. Ruth Fortenbery is the executive secretary of the County Election Board. The County I lection Office is located at 727 East Trade Street. |
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