The Orange County Democratic Party of North Carolina
We work to elect leaders who will provide: an economy that works for all, quality public education, reproductive rights for all, affordable health care for all, the right to vote in fair elections, civil rights of all, and strong communities across our wonderful state where everyone has access to clean air and water.
Orange County Democratic Party Elects New Leaders
At its Annual County Convention, the Orange County Democratic Party elected new party officers and State Executive Committee Members.
Lynn McGee
Chair
Linda Cohen
First Vice Chair
Jim Porto
Second Vice Chair
Charles Suñé
Second Vice Chair
Shereese Alston
Fourth Vice Chair
Carole Labrum
Secretary
State Executive Committee Members
Kevin Argabright
Vicki Boyer
Linda Cohen
John Ferguson
Carole Labrum
Sarah O’Brien
Theodore Nollert
Jim Porto
Cassie Rice
Charles Suñé
Join May Day Rally to Support Workers and Working Families
The American Federation of Teachers is holding a rally on May 1 at the Orange County Historical Court House, 104 E King St, from 4:30 to 6:30 pm.
The ATF is holding the May Day Rally to send a “mayday” signal to raise awareness that every family needs access to housing, healthcare, and fair wages, regardless of race, zip code, or immigration status.
North Carolina Supreme Court Race
Justice Allison Riggs won the race for N.C Supreme Court by 734 after two recounts. However, during the last 5 months her GOP opponent Jefferson Griffin has been trying to throw out more than 65,000 ballots cast in the November 2024 Supreme Court election.
On April 11, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled that a majority of the ballots contested by Jefferson Griffin should be counted. Griffin has challenged 60,000 ballots cast by voters whose voter registration allegedly lacked a social security number or driver’s license number.
However, the Court’s decision requires approximately 5,000 military and overseas voters, who used absentee ballots, to provide a copy of their photo identification, or complete an affidavit known as a Photo ID Exception Form, to ensure their votes are counted. The amount of time that an affected voter will have to provide their photo ID documentation is 30 days following notification by their county board of elections.
The N.C. State Board of Elections has issued a release stating it will provide detailed instructions to the affected county board of elections and voters on how to comply with the N.C. Supreme Court decision.
For certain voters who have never resided in the United States but have a connection to North Carolina through their parents, the N.C. Supreme Court ruled the votes cast by these voters must be removed from the votes cast in the 2024 N.C. Supreme Court election.
Following the issuance of the N.C. Supreme Court’s decision, Justice Riggs asked the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina to freeze action on the case. On April 12, responded by ordering the N.C. State Board of Elections to prepare instructions to implement the N.C. Supreme Court’s ruling which gives overseas and military voters 30 days to cure their ballots. Judge Myers’ order also barred the Board from declaring a winner.
However, on April 22, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit stopped this decision from going into effect. The stop is in place while the federal courts consider whether the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision complies with federal laws.
Please support Justice Riggs and donate to the legal fight.
