There’s a Simple Step North Carolina’s New Governor Could Take
The above headline is not ours – it’s from an article in Slate written by Richard Hasen, an election law expert and professor at UC Irvine School of Law. Hasen also writes the Election Law Blog.
View ArticleIf Voter ID Referendum Passes, Can It Survive A Legal Challenge?
A bill filed by Republican legislative leaders last week would let voters decide whether to add a constitutional amendment to require photo IDs at the polls. A federal court shot down a previous...
View ArticleThwarted Before, North Carolina Republicans Push For Photo ID Mandate
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina legislative Republicans on Thursday advanced their goal of permanently requiring voters to show photo identification — a proposal previously thwarted by veto and federal...
View ArticleWith Constitutional Amendment, GOP Tries Again On Voter ID
Five years ago, North Carolina passed a strict photo ID requirement. But it was used only twice — in the primaries in March and June 2016.
View ArticleAfter Referendum, North Carolina GOP Tries Voter ID Again
Emboldened by a referendum voters approved this month, North Carolina's soon-dwindling Republican majorities at the legislature will scramble to approve their preferred voter identification law before...
View ArticleHouse Elections Chair Talks Voter ID, Defends Redistricting Policy
Lawmakers convene in Raleigh today as Republicans aim to make the most of their last days with a veto-proof majority. The General Assembly will be tasked with setting requirements for what qualifies as...
View ArticleNC Senate To Vote On Revised Voter ID Bill Thursday
The North Carolina Senate will vote on a revised voter identification bill Thursday morning after it advanced in the legislature Wednesday afternoon.
View ArticleVoter ID Amendment Doesn't Apply To Absentee Mail-In Ballots
An amendment to North Carolina’s State Constitution was passed to require photo identification to vote in person. The amendment doesn’t apply to absentee mail-in voting, but with an ongoing...
View ArticleRepublican Lawmakers Ask Voter ID Lawsuit To Be Dismissed
Republican legislators want a lawsuit challenging North Carolina's new voter identification rules thrown out, saying accusations that they violate several portions of the state constitution aren't...
View ArticleNC Universities Scramble To Meet Deadline To Get Student IDs Approved For Voting
Public universities in North Carolina are working to meet a Friday deadline to get student IDs approved as an acceptable form of voter ID.
View ArticleGov. Cooper Signs Law To Delay Voter ID
North Carolina voters will not be required to use photo ID to vote in 2019, according to a bill Gov. Cooper signed into law Thursday. The new law delays the implementation of voter IDs until 2020,...
View ArticleHouse Passes Fix For Student Voter-ID Issues
Campuses that failed to win approval for their student IDs to be used for voting will get more time and a clearer definition of the requirements under a bill approved Thursday afternoon by the state...
View ArticleCooper Vetoes Voter Roll Bill, Signs Absentee Changes
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed one bill that addressed potential voting in North Carolina by non-citizens but signed another that strengthens mail-in absentee balloting rules following evidence...
View ArticleAll UNC System Schools Now On OK’d Voter ID List
RALEIGH — Students and employees at all University of North Carolina system campuses will be able to use their school identification cards for the state’s voter ID mandate that begins in 2020 with the...
View ArticleCourt Says It Will Block Photo ID Requirement For NC Voting
A federal district court said Thursday it will issue a preliminary injunction next week that would prohibit North Carolina from requiring a photo ID to vote in the state’s March 3 primary.
View ArticleNC To Appeal Voter ID Decision, Won't Require ID In March 3 Primary
North Carolina will appeal a federal judge’s ruling that blocks the state’s photo identification voting law but not before the March 3 primary, the state Department of Justice said Thursday.
View ArticleNC GOP Legislators Make Late Pitch To Keep Photo ID
North Carolina Republican lawmakers made a last-minute plea on Friday to a federal judge as they seek to save a photo identification requirement to vote that had been set to begin with the March primary.
View ArticleNC Board Of Elections: Don't Forget, No Photo ID Required In Primary
The North Carolina State Board of Elections wants to remind you that photo ID is not required for the March 3 primary election -- and will do so with a postcard in your mailbox soon.
View ArticleNC Photo ID Law Suffers Second Setback
North Carolina’s photo ID law has suffered a second setback.
View ArticleExtraordinary North Carolina Court Review On Voter ID Sought
RALEIGH — North Carolina Republican legislative leaders want the state’s entire Court of Appeals to hear arguments on a ruling by three of the court’s judges that set another barrier to implement voter...
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