Voter ID Falls Short in 2012 Session | Eastern North Carolina Now

   Publisher's note: This post, by Susan Myrick, was originally published in the Elections & Voting section of Civitas's online edition.

    There was little hope when the 2012 short session opened that the State House would gain the Democratic votes needed to override Gov. Bev Perdue's veto of the voter photo ID bill - HB 351 - that originally passed both chambers in 2011. HB 351 requires voters to present valid photo identification in order to vote in person. The legislation offered, at no cost to the voter, voter identification cards to voters who do not have a valid form of ID.

    After the Governor's veto in 2011, the House attempted a veto override, but failed to reach the three-fifths majority of members present requirement to successfully override the bill. In a party line vote, 68 Republicans voted to override the veto, while 51 Democrats voted against the measure.

    The only activity relating to a veto override of HB 351 in this year's short session occurred when House leadership floated the idea of a compromise bill. Details of the plan were never made public and eventually the suggestion was rejected by both Republicans and Democrats. Democrats were unwilling to make any allowance for an ID requirement. Republicans believed that in order to gain Democratic votes, the bill would have been weakened to the point where it would cripple the law and do away with any assurances that voters were proving their identity before voting.

    More than 30 states now have some sort of voter ID requirement. Furthermore, in a 2008 decision, the United States Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of a photo ID requirement.

    In addition, North Carolinians overwhelmingly support voter ID legislation. In a September 2011 Civitas poll, 77 percent of likely voters agree that a person who wishes to vote should be required to show photo identification before being allowed to cast a ballot. Also, in a January 2011 Civitas poll, 59 percent of likely voters oppose allowing unregistered people to register and vote on the same day, while only 29 percent of voters support the idea.
Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published)
Enter Your Comment ( no code or urls allowed, text only please )




What makes the rich, rich? Civitas Institute, Editorials, Op-Ed & Politics Education Gets a Solid Grade in 2012 Session


HbAD0

Latest Op-Ed & Politics

far left sugar daddy has also funded anti-Israel groups and politicians in US
Be careful what you wish for, you may get it
America needs to wake up and get its priorities right
Former President Donald Trump suggested this week that if he becomes president again, he might allow Prince Harry to be deported.
It's a New Year, which means it's time to make resolutions — even for prominent evangelical leaders. The Babylon Bee asked the following well-known figures in the faith what they hope to accomplish in 2024:
Vice President Kamala Harris will visit a Minnesota Planned Parenthood clinic, reportedly the first time a president or vice president has visited an abortion facility.
An eight-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville has been temporarily closed due to a string of “human and bear interactions,” the National Parks Service announced.
University of Wisconsin tried to punish conservatives for the fact that liberals regularly commit crimes to silence opposition
most voters think EU officials not doing a good job on illegal immigration

HbAD1

Come from behind by GOP candidate is a blueprint to 2024
Biden spending and energy policies to blame
Tuberculosis carried by illegal invaders has already infected Texas cattle
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said this week that the only campaign promise President Joe Biden has delivered on as president is the complete dismantling of the U.S. southern border.
Hamas is reeling after losing two of their most cherished leaders on the same day: military commander Saleh al-Arouri, and Harvard President Claudine Gay.
President Joe Biden’s brother told the Internal Revenue Service that Hunter Biden told him he was in business with a “protege of President Xi,” referring to the leader of China, according to notes by an IRS investigator that were divulged during a congressional interview of Jim Biden.
Gov. Roy Cooper seeks a temporary restraining order to block a law changing the composition of the State Board of Elections.
X owner Elon Musk mocked a news segment from ABC News this week that promoted President Joe Biden’s talking points about the Democrat-led Senate’s failed border bill, which critics and many experts have said would make the situation on the border worse.

HbAD2

That’s the question Marguerite Roza of Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab sought to answer in a recent webinar on the topic.
The University of Florida has fired all of its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) employees and shut down its DEI office.
Hot on the heels of its highly publicized television performance on New Year's Eve, the pop-punk band Green Day announced the release of an edgy new album titled Get the Vaccine, Climate Change Is Real, and Trump Is Bad.
Glenn Beck: 'When the United States government can come after individuals, that's when you know our republic is crumbling.'
Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) reportedly blasted Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for “stonewalling” details about the illegal immigrant accused of murdering Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia college student.
Financial asset manager BlackRock said in its annual report that environmental, social, and governance policies could hurt its bottom line after Republican state officials cut ties with the company over its ties to China and climate activism.
Daily Wire host Matt Walsh passed away Monday aboard Southwest Airlines Flight WN2208 after the passenger in front of him reclined her seat and crushed him to death, officials announced.
“The Biden administration's plan in the Middle East is to hand over power to the Palestinian Authority, which literally pays the families of terrorists who murder Jews.”

HbAD3

 
Back to Top