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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...

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Constitutional 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.

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Voter 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.

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NC 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...

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Joint 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.

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Protesters 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.

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What 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...

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Voter 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.

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Voter 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.

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Latest 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...

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Voter 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.

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NC 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...

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Gov. 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.

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NC 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.

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NC 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.

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Republicans 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.

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Wake 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.

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Cooper: 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...

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Bill 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...

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Want 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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