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13 <br /> 1 27) Legislative Leadership Term Limit— Support legislation that limits the length of time a <br /> 2 North Carolina General Assembly member can serve in the same leadership position <br /> 3 to eight consecutive years; <br /> 4 <br /> 5 28) Non-Partisan Redistricting Process for Elections— Support legislation to establish a <br /> 6 process for an independent, non-partisan redistricting process after each United <br /> 7 States Census for the election of representatives from North Carolina to the United <br /> 8 States House of Representatives, the North Carolina House, and the North Carolina <br /> 9 Senate; <br /> 10 <br /> 11 29) Voter Registration and Voting — Support legislation to expand access to and <br /> 12 participation in voting, including early voting, Saturday voting, automatic voter <br /> 13 registration, pre-registration of 16 and 17 year olds, mail-in voting, and by making <br /> 14 Election Day a State holiday; <br /> 15 <br /> 16 30) Expansion of Protected Classes — Seek statewide legislative action to provide all <br /> 17 North Carolina local governments with the authority to include sexual orientation and <br /> 18 gender identity as protected classes in order to protect these classes from <br /> 19 discrimination and discriminatory practices; and authorize complaints for <br /> 20 discrimination to be brought in North Carolina Courts by any Equal Employment <br /> 21 Opportunity Commission recognized protected class; <br /> 22 <br /> 23 31) Protection of Civil Rights for Trans-gender Persons— Oppose any legislation that limits <br /> 24 equal rights for transgender persons or otherwise discriminates against them, <br /> 25 including in the areas of healthcare and sports; <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Economic Development <br /> 28 <br /> 29 32) Minimum Wage Increase— Support legislation to raise the minimum wage to at least <br /> 30 $15 per hour for all, not just employees of the State of North Carolina, to enhance <br /> 31 people's economic security, improve access to safe and secure housing, boost the <br /> 32 economy with increased spending, decrease dependence on government assistance <br /> 33 programs, and improve the lives of families; <br /> 34 <br /> 35 33) Agricultural Economic Development— Support state funding and staffing for <br /> 36 agricultural research, Cooperative Extension services and other agriculture-related <br /> 37 efforts to support the largest economic driver in North Carolina; <br /> 38 <br /> 39 34) Economic Development Efforts— Support legislation to grow North Carolina's <br /> 40 statewide economy through sound state investments, including public infrastructure <br /> 41 funding, competitive incentives, and coordinated efforts with county economic <br /> 42 development services; <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Revenue & Tax <br /> 45 <br /> 46 35) Revenue Options for Local Government— Support efforts to preserve and expand the <br /> 47 existing local revenue base of counties and authorize local option revenue sources <br /> 48 already given to any other jurisdiction to all counties. Oppose efforts to divert to the <br /> 49 state fees or taxes currently allocated to the counties or to erode existing county <br /> 50 revenue streams; <br /> 51 <br />