Opinion
North Carolina has good reason for early Law Day celebration
April 28 marks the one-year anniversary of three significant decisions from North Carolina's highest court.
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Voter ID supporters, critics prepare for May 6 federal trial
North Carolina’s photo voter identification law faces a federal trial on May 6 in Winston-Salem. Supporters and opponents of voter ID submitted briefs this week preparing for the bench trial before US District Judge Loretta Biggs.
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Three-judge panel will keep case challenging NC voter ID, tax cap amendments
A three-judge panel has rejected plaintiffs’ request to send a lawsuit challenging two North Carolina constitutional amendments back to a single Wake County judge. One amendment places a photo voter identification requirement in the state constitution. The other lowers a cap on state income tax rates.
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Legislators accuse voter ID critics of ‘sandbagging’ before May 6 federal trial
Top legislative leaders are urging a federal judge to strike recent court filings in the upcoming trial over North Carolina’s voter identification law. The dispute heads to trial May 6 in Winston-Salem.
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Carolina Journal’s Donna King analyzes voter ID use in 2024 NC primaries
Donna King, Carolina Journal editor-in-chief, discusses North Carolina voters’ use of photo identification in the 2024 primary elections. King offered these comments during the March 29, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
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Federal judge will not toss voter ID lawsuit, trial scheduled for May 6
A federal judge has refused to throw out a lawsuit challenging the state’s photo voter identification law. The decision paves the way for a May 6 trial.
Opinion
Biden DOJ crying wolf over ‘voter suppression’
Recently, North Carolina House Majority Leader John Bell notified his fellow state Republicans that the Biden administration sued the state of North Carolina in regards to its Elections Integrity Act. The administration was successful in reversing one provision concerning same-day registration. While it is only a small part of the overall package, it reflects a...
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Judges consider next steps for lawsuit challenging voter ID, tax cap amendments
A three-judge panel will decide in the coming weeks whether it will maintain jurisdiction over a lawsuit challenging two 2018 amendments to the North Carolina Constitution. The panel spent nearly 90 minutes Friday listening to arguments for and against transferring the case back to a single Wake County judge.
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Legislative leaders support elections board’s arguments in federal voter ID fight
Lawyers for North Carolina’s top legislative leaders are supporting arguments from the State Board of Elections in a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s voter identification law. The move is designed to ensure that lawmakers could participate in any appeals.
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‘Bring it!’ NCSBE launches voter ID awareness campaign
The State Board of Elections has launched a voter ID awareness campaign.
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Judge schedules May 6 trial in federal lawsuit against NC voter ID
A federal judge has scheduled a May 6 bench trial in a more than five-year-old lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law. The announcement of a trial date will have no impact on the use of voter ID for this year’s primary election.
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NAACP wants voter ID, tax cap amendments case returned to single judge
The state NAACP wants a single Wake County judge to proceed with a lawsuit challenging two state constitutional amendments voters approved in 2018. One mandates voter ID. The other lowers the cap on state income tax rates. The case does not affect North Carolina’s current law requiring ID for voters.
