Voter ID
The new Republican majority on North Carolina's Supreme Court agreed on Friday to rehear redistricting and voter identification cases less than two months after the court's previous edition, led by Democrats, issued major opinions going against GOP legislators who had been sued.
N. Carolina voter ID still void after Supreme Court ruling
A 2018 law requiring photo identification to vote in North Carolina remains invalidated after a narrow majority on the state Supreme Court agreed Friday with a lower court decision that struck it down.
NC Supreme Court weighs if voter ID tainted by racial bias
North Carolina’s long-litigated photo voter identification law was appraised at the state Supreme Court on Monday.
NC Supreme Court to hear voter ID arguments next month
The justices who are registered as Democrats agreed with attorneys for minority voters who had asked the state's highest court in July to move the case along more quickly.
Court opens door to voiding N. Carolina Voter ID amendment
North Carolina's highest court opened the door Friday to nullifying a voter ID mandate approved by citizens in 2018 because the lawmakers who put it on the ballot were elected from districts tainted by illegal racial bias.
North Carolina Judges Strike Down State’s Voter ID Law
North Carolina judges struck down the state's latest photo voter identification law on Friday, agreeing with minority voters that Republicans rammed through rules tainted by racial bias as a way to remain in power.
Democrats Are Now Open To New Voter ID Rules. It Probably Won't Win Over The GOP
While Democrats have long opposed voter ID laws, their decade-long effort to convince voters hasn't budged public opinion. Large bipartisan majorities still favor showing an ID to vote.
Trial Begins On Challenge To NC Voter ID Law
North Carolina's latest law requiring photo identification to cast ballots went on trial on Monday, with attorneys for voters challenging the mandate by arguing it still disproportionately prevents