Federal Trial To Begin in Challenge to North Carolina Photo ID Law
Trial begins Monday in a federal case that will determine whether North Carolina’s law requiring voters to show photo IDs violates the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
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Trial begins Monday in a federal case that will determine whether North Carolina’s law requiring voters to show photo IDs violates the Voting Rights Act and the U.S. Constitution.
A federal judge in North Carolina yesterday struck down a 19th century state law that imposes criminal penalties on residents who vote while on parole, probation or post-release supervision for a felony conviction.
U.S. Rep. Wiley Nickel (D-N.C.) introduced federal legislation on Tuesday that proposes establishing independent, nonpartisan redistricting commissions in every state.
A North Carolina court this morning sided with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D), striking down a new Republican-sponsored “power grab” law that would have removed the governor’s authority to make appointments to the state board of elections.
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A federal judge today denied a request from Black voters seeking to immediately block North Carolina’s new state Senate districts that were enacted last month by the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Last night, a federal judge granted a request to temporarily block a provision of North Carolina’s recently enacted voter suppression law.
With a new year comes change, and voters in states across the country are dealing with laws both expanding and attacking voting and elections after a multitude of previously enacted bills went into effect on Jan. 1.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) has selected 10 counties to test a signature verification pilot program that if adopted in full could make the Tar Heel State the “strictest” in the U.S. for mail-in ballots.