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8 <br /> South Carolina in 2015, and that restores the regulation of monuments or <br /> symbols on public property to local governments; <br /> 27)Legislative Leadership Term Limit — Support legislation that limits the length of <br /> time a North Carolina General Assembly member can serve in the same <br /> leadership position to eight consecutive years; <br /> 28)Non-Partisan Redistricting Process for Elections — Support legislation to <br /> establish a process for an independent, non-partisan redistricting process after <br /> each United States Census for the election of representatives from North <br /> Carolina to the United States House of Representatives, the North Carolina <br /> House, and the North Carolina Senate; <br /> 29)Voter Registration and Voting — Support legislation to expand access to and <br /> participation in voting, including early voting, Saturday voting, automatic voter <br /> registration, pre-registration of 16 and 17 year olds, mail-in voting, and by making <br /> Election Day a State holiday; <br /> 30)Expansion of Protected Classes — Seek statewide legislative action to provide <br /> all North Carolina local governments with the authority to include sexual <br /> orientation and gender identity as protected classes in order to protect these <br /> classes from discrimination and discriminatory practices; and authorize <br /> complaints for discrimination to be brought in North Carolina Courts by any Equal <br /> Employment Opportunity Commission recognized protected class; <br /> ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT <br /> 31)Minimum Wa-ge Increase — Support legislation to raise the minimum wage to at <br /> least $15 per hour for all, not just employees of the State of North Carolina, to <br /> enhance people's economic security, improve access to safe and secure <br /> housing, boost the economy with increased spending, decrease dependence on <br /> government assistance programs, and improve the lives of families; <br /> 32)Agricultural Economic Development — Support state funding and staffing for <br /> agricultural research, Cooperative Extension services and other agriculture- <br /> related efforts to support the largest economic driver in North Carolina; <br /> 33)Economic Development Efforts — Support legislation to grow North Carolina's <br /> statewide economy through sound state investments, including public <br /> infrastructure funding, competitive incentives, and coordinated efforts with county <br /> economic development services; <br />