'Good Trouble' rally held in downtown Raleigh to protest new bill on elections

The North Carolina Democratic Party is holding a "Good Trouble Rally and Protest" on Thursday evening in downtown Raleigh. The demonstration aims to protest House Bill 958, which would prohibit state and county election officials from publicly encouraging voter turnout.
Posted 7/17/2025, 9:33:00 PM Updated 7/18/2025, 2:17:51 AM

ABOUT VOTING RIGHTS IN OUR

STATE.

>> I DON'T WANT TO FEEL

HOPELESS. I WANT TO FIGHT.

AND NON THAT ARE IN A RALEIGH

RESIDENT. WILLIAM WISE WAS

JOINED BY HUNDREDS AT IS GOOD

TROUBLE RALLY IN DOWNTOWN

RALEIGH.

>> WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO? WE

CAN'T VOTE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE

CAN SHOW WHAT WE FEEL AND WE

CAN FIGHT. THIS IS ONE WAY TO

FIGHT FOR.

>> A GROUP IS CONCERNED ABOUT

NC HOUSE BILL 958. THAT

LEGISLATION COULD CONVERT SOME

OF THE NON-PARTISAN CIVIL

SERVANTS IN THE STATE BOARD OF

ELECTIONS OFFICE. 2 POLITICAL

APPOINTEES BAND RANKED CHOICE

VOTING AND PROHIBIT ELECTIONS.

OFFICIALS FROM ENCOURAGING

PEOPLE TO GET OUT AND VOTE.

>> OUR HOUSES WALKER'S LINDA

MCDONAGH TRAVELED FROM CHAPEL

HILL FOR THE RALLY.

>> SHE ARGUES THE BILL WOULD

HURT VOTER TURNOUT AND ACCESS.

>> AND WE SHOULD NOT BE TAKING

IT AWAY FROM PEOPLE WE SHOULD

BE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR

POWER TO EDUCATE AND TO THE

HELP PEOPLE GET VOTER

REGISTRATION

>> 2 SIMILAR INVENTS OVER 8

EVENTS OVER IN CARY TONIGHT

WERE CANCELED BECAUSE OF THE

RAIN. NOW WE DID NOT SEE ANY

COUNTER PROTESTERS HERE

TONIGHT, BUT THIS BILL IS NOT A

DONE DEAL AND WE COULD SEE MORE

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