Republican attempts to require photo identification to vote in North Carolina are being thwarted again by judges hearing arguments that the mandate is tainted by bias that would deter black and Latino residents. A federal court announced that next week ...

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RALEIGH (AP) A state panel that will provide explanations to voters on six proposed amendments to the North Carolina Constitution on November ballots is inviting the public to offer suggestions. The Constitutional Amendments Publication Commission meets July 31 to prepare ...

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N.C. State Conference of the NAACP v. McCrory (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-133-16, 83 pp.) (Motz, J.) No. 16-1468(L), July 29, 2016; USDC at Greensboro, N.C. (Schroeder, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A North Carolina district court upholding the challenged portions of ...

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that Texas’ voter ID law has a “discriminatory” effect on minorities in a victory for President Barack Obama, whose administration took the unusual step of bringing the weight of the ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal trial next month on several provisions of North Carolina’s 2013 elections law won’t consider challenges to the state’s upcoming voter identification requirement in light of recent changes to the mandate, a judge has ruled. ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles is giving out no-fee voter ID cards at all driver license offices statewide in advance of the 2016 elections. So far, DMV had handed out 1,019 of the cards across ...

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Critics of North Carolina's elections overhaul law say data about potential voter fraud still don't justify such wide-ranging and restrictive changes approved by Republicans last year and being challenged in court.

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A veteran Democratic state senator is leaving the General Assembly and will work on an effort to ensure people have the photo identification needed soon to vote in North Carolina.

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A federal court on Thursday rejected a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to cast ballots in November. The decision came just days after North Carolina House Speaker Thom Tillis declared that voter ID will be required in the state if Pat McCrory is elected governor.

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