Thwarted Before, Republicans Seek Photo ID Through Amendment
North Carolina Republicans have been thwarted by veto and federal judges this decade to require photo identification to vote. Now they're hoping state residents will cement the mandate by amending the...
View ArticleConstitutional Crisis? A Look At NC’s Proposed Amendments
Six proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot could impact key aspects of state government. But there is not much information available about how these amendments would be implemented.
View ArticleVoter ID Passes, But Questions Remain
Now what? That might be the question for many North Carolinians after voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring photo identification at the polls.
View ArticleNC Lawmakers Propose Allowing Range Of Voter IDs
North Carolina legislators are providing several options to vote under a proposed bill that would require photo identification at the polls. Earlier this month voters gave lawmakers approval to amend...
View ArticleJoint Legislative Committee Looks At Early Draft Of Voter ID
A joint committee of state lawmakers met Monday to discuss voter ID legislation. The meeting comes ahead of Tuesday's special session of the North Carolina General Assembly.
View ArticleProtesters Denounce NC General Assembly Lame Duck Session
Around 200 protesters gathered Tuesday morning in Raleigh's Bicentennial Mall across Jones Street from the North Carolina General Assembly.
View ArticleWhat Will NC’s Photo Voter ID Requirement Look Like?
State legislators are working on an implementation bill for the newly-passed constitutional amendment that requires photo identification to vote. The amendment passed in November’s midterm elections...
View ArticleVoter ID Debate Continues In North Carolina House
House lawmakers will continue committee debate on a voter ID bill today, as one lingering question may soon get an answer.
View ArticleVoter ID Measure Heading To North Carolina House Floor
Legislation designed to carry out a new constitutional amendment requiring photo identification to vote in person in North Carolina is closing in on another key General Assembly vote.
View ArticleLatest Voter ID Bill Tries To Address Absentee Ballots
A voter photo identification bill won state House approval Wednesday, a proposal now also altered to try to improve absentee ballot security in North Carolina in light of fraud allegations in a...
View ArticleVoter ID Implementing Bill Finalized, Heads To Governor
The North Carolina General Assembly has finalized legislation implementing the voter photo identification mandate approved in a statewide referendum last month.
View ArticleNC GOP Chair Wants Public Hearing On 9th Congressional District Probe
State GOP Chair Dallas Woodhouse said he wants the state elections board to fully lay out the facts in its investigation of North Carolina's 9th Congressional District race between Republican Mark...
View ArticleGov. Cooper Vetoes Latest Voter ID Legislation
North Carolina's governor has vetoed legislation implementing a voter photo identification mandate added to the state's constitution in a recent referendum.
View ArticleNC Legislators Override Governor's Veto Of Voter ID
The Republican-controlled state Legislature steamrolled Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a newly crafted bill requiring a photo ID for in-person voting in North Carolina.
View ArticleNC NAACP Challenges New Voter ID Law In Federal Court
Six local chapters of the North Carolina NAACP are suing the state legislature over its new voter ID law.
View ArticleRepublicans Appeal Order Voiding Amendments
Republican legislative leaders have appealed a court ruling striking down new North Carolina constitutional amendments mandating photo identification to vote and lower caps on income tax rates.
View ArticleWake Judge Weighs Whether Voter ID Lawsuit Should Go To Trial
A judge will soon decide whether one of many pending lawsuits challenging North Carolina's new photo voter identification laws should go to trial.
View ArticleCooper: Ruling Voiding Voter ID Amendment Has 'Sound Basis'
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says a trial judge's ruling striking down North Carolina's new constitutional amendment mandating photo identification to vote "has a sound basis" in the law but ultimately...
View ArticleBill Gives School IDs Another Chance For 2020 Election
Bipartisan legislation would ease some standards that identification cards for North Carolina colleges, universities and other institutions had to meet before they could be used as photo voter ID in...
View ArticleWant To Suppress The Vote? A New Documentary Shows How It Can Be Done
The American Issues Initiative’s new documentary “Rigged: The Voter Suppression Playbook, ” wants to alarm people. It shows the myriad tactics that states, including North Carolina, used to suppress...
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