Moore attacks Perdue on civil rights again

bniolet — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:19:43 -0400

Treasurer Richard Moore criticized another legislative action by Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue that he says calls into question her record on civil rights.

"Bev Perdue is claiming she supported civil rights her 'entire life,' but her record tells a very different story," Moore campaign manager Jay Reiff said in an e-mail message to supporters.

Before 1989, a candidate in a North Carolina primary election had to win 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff. Black Democrats said then that the law was a barrier to their winning nomination for key offices, Dome reported then. In the 1989 session, black legislators made lowering the threshold to 40 percent a priority.

Perdue, then a member of the House, sponsored an amendment that raised the threshold in the bill from 40 percent to 45 percent. Dome reported that the bill's supporters thought the change "gutted" the bill.

Her campaign didn't respond immediatly to requests for comment. She said at the time the amendment was a compromise.

More on what Dome said at the time after the jump.

Document(s):
perdue supporters letter.pdf

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