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Voter identification opponents defend their request to reopen discovery in a federal lawsuit. Republican legislative leaders and the State Board of Elections oppose new discovery.
Published: Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023 @ 8:13 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The North Carolina State Board of Elections unveiled plans for providing free photo voter identification cards at county boards of elections.
Published: Wednesday, November 1st, 2023 @ 7:45 am
By: Carolina Journal
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U.S. Magistrate Judge Patrick Auld wants more information from voter identification critics and supporters before deciding how a federal lawsuit will move forward.
Published: Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 @ 12:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal lawsuit challenging North Carolina's 2018 voter identification law will head back to a Greensboro courtroom on July 26.
Published: Sunday, September 24th, 2023 @ 8:55 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Opponents of North Carolina's voter ID law are asking a federal judge to lift a stay that has kept their case in limbo since December 2021.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 5:59 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In a trio of rulings Friday, the N.C. Supreme Court restored the state's voter ID law, took state courts out of partisan gerrymandering disputes, and ended voting for felons who have not completed their sentences.
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 5:28 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Friday, the North Carolina State Board of Elections announced that voters will be required to show valid identification in order to vote in the 2023 municipal elections.
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2023 @ 11:38 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court reconsidered Wednesday a case dealing with the state's challenged 2018 voter ID law. Justices could throw out a ruling that blocked the law from taking effect.
Published: Saturday, April 8th, 2023 @ 7:46 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Supreme Court has denied the N.C. Republican Party's request to file a friend-of-the-court brief in a casing dealing with voter ID.
Published: Friday, March 10th, 2023 @ 11:44 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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State legislative leaders have filed new legal briefs supporting reversals of the N.C. Supreme Court's December decisions in voter ID and redistricting cases.
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 @ 12:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Both the Republican leaders of the N.C. General Assembly and Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein's office have filed briefs with the N.C. Supreme Court defending the state's voter ID law.
Published: Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 @ 12:38 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. legislative leaders are asking the N.C. Supreme Court to rehear cases dealing with state election maps and voter ID.
Published: Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 @ 8:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Wednesday, the North Carolina General Assembly will hold opening ceremonies to kick off the 2023 legislative session. In odd-numbered years, legislators hold a “long session” starting in January.
Published: Saturday, January 28th, 2023 @ 10:40 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Monday, the N.C. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a lawsuit addressing the voter ID law state lawmakers approved to implement a state constitutional amendment.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 12:10 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative leaders object to a proposed expedited review for a lawsuit challenging voter ID.
Published: Monday, July 18th, 2022 @ 8:58 am
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina’s 2018 voter ID law complies with the state constitution and should survive a legal challenge.
Published: Wednesday, March 30th, 2022 @ 9:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative defendants and the N.C. Department of Justice are defending North Carolina’s voter ID law before the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Published: Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 @ 7:12 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislative defendants in a case challenging North Carolina’s voter ID law are rejecting a proposal to move the case to the state Supreme Court.
Published: Saturday, January 29th, 2022 @ 6:35 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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During day two of a trial in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law, Senate Republicans highlighted supportive comments uttered by Democrats when the General Assembly approved the law in 2018.
Published: Thursday, April 22nd, 2021 @ 6:48 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Three years after the N.C. electorate decided to add a voter identification requirement to the state constitution, Republican lawmakers are defending voter ID in court.
Published: Friday, April 16th, 2021 @ 2:52 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein was always going to face backlash from Republicans over North Carolina’s voter ID, regardless of how he handled the legal battle, some experts say.
Published: Sunday, January 12th, 2020 @ 12:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein will not seek to restore North Carolina’s voter identification requirement for the 2020 primary election.
Published: Friday, January 3rd, 2020 @ 10:50 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican leaders in the General Assembly want another chance to jump into North Carolina’s voter ID deadlock.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 @ 8:17 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Barring a successful and rapid appeal, North Carolina’s voter ID requirement for the March 2020 primary looks dead.
Published: Thursday, January 2nd, 2020 @ 12:21 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A federal court gave North Carolinians who adopted a constitutional amendment requiring voter ID a late lump of coal.
Published: Friday, December 27th, 2019 @ 3:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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North Carolina voters have tried for a long time now to enact a common-sense voter identification law.
Published: Thursday, March 7th, 2019 @ 10:36 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Figuring out the logistics for a special election to fill the vacancy left by the passing of Rep. Walter Jones Jr., R-3rd District, won't be easy, said Gerry Cohen, former special counsel to the General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Republican legislative leaders say the NAACP deliberately omitted them from a federal lawsuit seeking to kill newly enacted voter ID legislation.
Published: Friday, January 18th, 2019 @ 10:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the "Voter ID" amendment) passed with 55 percent support.
Published: Wednesday, January 2nd, 2019 @ 12:37 am
By: Diane Rufino
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The N.C. House voted 72-40 Wednesday to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of Senate Bill 824, legislation implementing a constitutional amendment mandating voters present approved state-approved photo identification
Published: Sunday, December 30th, 2018 @ 8:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 824, An Act to Implement the Constitutional Amendment Requiring Photographic Identification to Vote
Published: Saturday, December 15th, 2018 @ 2:08 pm
By: Governor's Office
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These descriptors were tossed around the N.C. House floor during a Dec. 5 debate over a bill which codifies a new constitutional amendment requiring voters to present photo identification at the ballot box
Published: Sunday, December 9th, 2018 @ 7:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On November 6, an amendment to the North Carolina constitution requiring voters to present a photo identification for voting in person (the "Voter ID" amendment) passed with 55 percent support.
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2018 @ 10:35 am
By: Diane Rufino
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