Will work to ensure North Carolinians are guaranteed fair and equal access to the ballot box.

Deborah K. Ross · North Carolina · Democratic

policy impact 0.70 specificity 0.55 extraction confidence 72%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Ensure fair and equal access to the ballot box for North Carolinians.. Promised outcome: North Carolinians are guaranteed fair and equal ballot access and every vote counts equally.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. House press release about a shadow hearing on North Carolina election security and election interference during Ross's federal House service.

Occurrences

But it is up to us to remain diligent. [...] In order for every vote to count—and to count equally—we need to ensure that North Carolinians are guaranteed fair and equal access to the ballot box.

Ross said North Carolinians should remain diligent and that fair and equal access to the ballot box must be ensured so every vote counts equally.

NEWS: Reps. Ross, Morelle, Foushee Hold Shadow Hearing on NC Election Security and Interference Featuring Justice Allison Riggs | Press Releases | Representative Deborah Ross
primary · press_release · model gpt-5.5

Evidence

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Rep. Deborah Ross (NC-02), Ranking Member Joe Morelle (NY-25), the top Democrat on the Committee on House Administration, and Rep. Valerie Foushee (NC-04) hosted a shadow hearing in Raleigh focused on the challenges facing North Carolina’s elections. In order for every vote to count—and to count equally—we need to ensure that North Carolinians are guaranteed fair and equal access to the ballot box.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Ross hosted a voting/election-security shadow hearing and explicitly tied the event to fair and equal ballot access for North Carolinians. This is concrete effort but not enactment of a guarantee.

unresolved later_term A for effort

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Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against House Republicans’ National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026. Republicans attached the SAVE America Act – an extreme voter suppression bill – to the legislation before sending it to the Senate.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Ross opposed a House-passed defense bill after the SAVE America Act was attached, framing it as voter suppression. This shows continued effort but not delivery of the promised ballot-access guarantee.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Congresswoman Ross Statement on House Republicans’ Partisan NDAA | Press Releases | Representative Deborah Ross
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) voted against Congressional Republicans’ so-called “SAVE America Act,” harmful legislation that would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Ross’s office documented a 2026 vote against legislation she characterized as restricting ballot access. This is concrete opposition work, not final enactment of affirmative voting-rights protections.

unresolved later_term A for effort

Congresswoman Ross Votes Against GOP Voter Suppression Bill | Press Releases | Representative Deborah Ross
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Short Title John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025. Full Title To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to revise the criteria for determining which States and political subdivisions are subject to section 4 of the Act, and for other purposes. Cosponsors ... Deborah K. Ross (NC)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists Ross as a cosponsor of the 119th Congress John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. The bill represents effort toward voting-rights protections but remained introduced/referred rather than enacted in this record.

unresolved later_term A for effort

H.R. 14 (IH) - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025 - BILLS-119hr14ih | Content Details | GovInfo
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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Aug 24, 2021, 07:10 PM | 117th Congress, 1st Session. Vote Question: On Passage. John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Status: Passed. Ross | Democratic | NC | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In Ross’s first House term, the official Clerk roll call shows she voted yea on House passage of H.R. 4, a voting-rights bill. Because it did not become enacted law here, this supports unresolved with documented effort.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Jan 13, 2022, 11:25 AM | 117th Congress, 2nd Session. Vote Question: On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment With An Amendment. Status: Passed. Ross | Democratic | NC | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official Clerk record shows Ross voted yea on House passage of H.R. 5746, the vehicle used for the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. This is significant same-term effort, but not an enacted guarantee.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-05 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified commitment is an outcome promise to ensure fair and equal ballot access for North Carolinians. The only verified evidence shows Ross voted against an FY2026 NDAA after the SAVE America Act was attached, which documents opposition to a measure characterized as voter suppression. That is attributable effort by Ross, but it does not prove enactment or achievement of a guaranteed fair and equal ballot-access outcome. With no enacted outcome and no expired deadline, the promise remains unresolved.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%