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Voter ID critics appeal recent ruling upholding NC law
Critics who have been challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law for more than seven years in federal court are appealing the latest ruling upholding the law.
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League of Women Voters files class-action suit linked to Griffin-Riggs election dispute
The League of Women Voters of North Carolina filed a federal class-action lawsuit Monday morning aiming to protect military and overseas votes cast in last fall’s state Supreme Court election. Some of those votes could be dropped from the final tally under a court order issued Friday.
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Voter ID critics hope recent 9th Circuit Arizona ruling will affect NC case
Critics challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law in federal court are asking the judge to take note of a recent ruling from an Arizona election case. Voter ID supporters and opponents have been waiting for a decision in the North Carolina case since a trial last May.
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Griffin emphasizes overseas voters with no photo ID in latest NC Supreme Court filing
Republican state Supreme Court candidate Jefferson Griffin emphasized in his latest court filing the 5,509 overseas voters who provided no photo identification when they cast ballots in the November election. Griffin suggested that a court order throwing out those votes could swing the election result in his favor.
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Judges grant motions for both sides in NC constitutional amendment dispute
The three-judge panel overseeing a legal dispute over two 2018 North Carolina state constitutional amendments granted motions Monday helping both sides in the case. One amendment placed a photo identification requirement for voters into the state’s governing document. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates from 10% to 7%.
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Locke’s Brooke Medina discusses voters’ opportunity to amend NC constitution
Brooke Medina, John Locke Foundation vice president of communications, discusses North Carolina voters’ chance to amend the state constitution. Medina offered these comments during the Dec. 13, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Opinion
Ballots were not rejected in NC ‘for lack of voter ID’
A recent headline in a major North Carolina newspaper offers a misleading take on the state's photo voter identification requirement.
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Judges consider motion to end ‘Extreme Injustice’ case
A three-judge panel spent two hours Thursday listening to arguments for and against ending a six-yard-old legal challenge to two North Carolina state constitutional amendments. One amendment guarantees a photo identification requirement for voters. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates.
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Lawmakers boost case for ending ‘Extreme Injustice’ amendments battle
North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders are renewing their request to end a nearly six-year-old legal battle over two state constitutional amendments voters approved in 2018. One mandates a photo identification requirement for voters. The other lowered the state’s cap on income tax rates. In a memorandum filed Monday, lawyers for top lawmakers explained why a three-judge Superior Court panel should end the case, NC NAACP v. Moore.
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Lawmakers argue ‘it’s too late’ for judge to block voter ID in 2024
State legislative leaders argue in a court filing this week that it’s too late for a federal judge to issue an order that would block the state’s photo voter identification law for the November election. Voter ID supporters and critics await a ruling from US District Judge Loretta Biggs. She wrapped up a two-week trial in May in a federal lawsuit challenging voter ID.
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Voter ID critics oppose stay in federal lawsuit
If a federal judge rules against North Carolina’s photo voter identification law, ID critics urge her not to block her own ruling during state lawmakers’ appeals. Voter ID critics filed paperwork Monday objecting to a stay of the forthcoming voter ID ruling.
Opinion
Federal judge could thwart voter ID again
US District Judge Loretta Biggs could decide for a second time to block a photo identification requirement for North Carolina's elections.
