The ERA-NC Alliance, a new coalition of which BPW-NC is a lead organization, recently surveyed all NC legislative and congressional candidates to determine where they stand on the Equal Rights Amendment.
Candidates for the House and Senate of the NC General Assembly were asked to reply to this question:
“If elected, will you cosponsor and vote for the resolution to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment?”
Candidates for the U.S. House and Senate were asked two questions:
- If elected, will you cosponsor and vote for legislation to propose an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?
- If elected, will you cosponsor and vote for legislation to eliminate the deadline for ratification of the 1972 ERA measure, so that 3 more states would be needed to successfully ratify the ERA?
Stamped, pre-addressed postcards were enclosed in each letter to candidates, who were asked to respond by July 31. The questionnaires will be posted soon on this website.
Responses will be announced on August 26, Women’s Equality Day, said Roberta Madden, who organized the mailing.
