McCrory On WUNC: ‘Our Right To Vote Deserves Protection’
Governor Pat McCrory signed a bill today that requires voters to present a photo ID at the polls, despite opposition from Attorney General Roy Cooper. In addition to requiring a form of photo ID for...
View ArticleN.C. Gov. Pat McCrory Defends New Voter ID Law
The American Civil Liberties Union says it’s going to take legal action to stop the country’s newest — and one of its most restrictive — voter ID laws, signed into law yesterday by Republican Governor...
View ArticleNAACP, Advocacy Organizations Challenge Voter ID Bill In Lawsuit
Several advocacy organizations have filed suit against the state of North Carolina after Governor Pat McCrory signed broad-based voting reform. Earlier today, leaders with the NAACP spoke out against...
View ArticleBrand New N.C. Voter ID Law Already Facing Challenges
North Carolina's new voter ID law is already facing legal challenges — one day after Governor Pat McCrory signed the bill into law. The measure ends a week of early voting and eliminates same-day...
View ArticleIn Rural N.C., New Voter ID Law Awakens Some Old Fears
This week, North Carolina's governor signed a new law requiring a state-approved photo ID to cast a vote in a polling place and shortening the period for early voting. The move comes just weeks after...
View ArticleState Board Of Elections To Hear Disputed Local Cases
Local County Board of Elections meetings are usually quiet, lightly attended affairs. But in Watauga and Pasquotank Counties, recent meetings have been acrimonious and highly partisan.Last month, the...
View ArticleNo More Pre-Registration Puts Youth Vote In Question
As the legislative wheels turn, the Voter Identification Verification Act was introduced, debated, and passed at light speed. It was late July - the last week of the General Assembly’s session - when...
View ArticleNAACP Radio Ad Attacks Voting Law Changes
The state NAACP has started airing radio ads across North Carolina to educate voters on the new law. The radio ad features the booming voice of Reverend William Barber – state NAACP...
View ArticleGov. McCrory Calls Federal Lawsuit On New Voting Rules An 'Overreach'
North Carolina governor Pat McCrory has criticized the federal Justice Department's lawsuit alleging racial discrimination over new voting rules as a government overreach.
View ArticleMcCrory Stands Behind Voting Law, Says NC Might Be Forced To Expand Medicaid
Governor Pat McCrory has again defended North Carolina's new voting law during a talk at a leading conservative think tank.
View ArticleVoter Identification Faces Uphill Battle
The election this week was the last in North Carolina before some provisions of a voter ID law go into effect.The U.S. Department of Justice is suing the state over its new law, asserting that it may...
View ArticleParties In NC Voter ID Lawsuit Can’t Agree Even On A Trial Date
Attorneys on both sides of four lawsuits challenging voting rules signed into law by North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory this year are scheduled to meet in U.S. District Court on Thursday morning to argue...
View ArticleChallenges To NC’s Voter ID Law Will Be Heard After 2014 Elections
A federal judge has ruled that challenges to the North Carolina law that requires voters to show identification at polling stations will not be heard until after the mid-term elections of 2014.
View ArticleNAACP: NC’s Voter ID Law Discriminates Against Hispanics And Teenagers
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP has expanded its lawsuit against the state’s new Voter ID law to argue that it discriminates against Hispanics and to challenge its elimination of...
View ArticleNC Voter ID Lawsuit Moves Forward In Federal District Court
Lawsuits challenging North Carolina's Voter ID law are moving forward in court. The US Department of Justice, the North Carolina NAACP and the League of Women voters are among the groups suing the...
View ArticleRecap: First 'Moral Monday' Rally Of This Legislative Season
Hundreds of protesters gathered outside of the Legislative Building Monday afternoon. It was the beginning of what they say is a second year of rallies in response to laws passed by the state’s...
View ArticleFate Of The New N.C. Voter ID Law Now Rests In A Judge's Hands
North Carolina's voter ID law has come under fire in the courts, challenged by lawyers from the U.S. Department of Justice, the NAACP and voting rights groups. A judge will decide whether parts of the...
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