With no real evidence of problems, voter ID supporters rely on dubious arguments against a common-sense measure.
Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses highlights from North Carolina’s 2023 municipal election results. Kokai offered these comments during the Nov. 10, 2023, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
On Tuesday, voters cast ballots in the last of three municipal contests in the state's first elections with Voter ID requirements in place. On Wednesday, state elections staff will conduct statutorily required random accuracy checks.
The North Carolina State Board of Elections explained in a court filing this week why a February trial could prove difficult in a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s voter identification law. ID critics are seeking a February trial. A hearing on the ID opponents’ request is scheduled Nov. 21 in Winston-Salem.
Supporters and critics of North Carolina’s photo voter identification law will head to Winston-Salem’s federal courthouse on Nov. 21. A hearing scheduled that day could determine how a federal lawsuit against voter ID moves forward.
Opponents of North Carolina’s new voter identification law have asked a federal judge to schedule a February trial in their case. Legislative leaders and the State Board of Elections oppose the request.
Critics of North Carolina’s photo voter identification law will not be able to reopen discovery in their federal lawsuit challenging the law. A judge questioned whether ID critics had acted in "good faith" while denying their request Tu
A recent media report suggests voters and elections officials are taking a reasonable approach to a new state ID law.
Opponents of North Carolina’s new voter identification law are defending their request to reopen discovery in a federal lawsuit against voter ID. Republican legislative leaders and state election officials have argued against additional discovery.
Top Republican state lawmakers urge a federal court not to reopen discovery in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s voter identification law. Legislative leaders warn that additional discovery could delay resolution of the lawsuit until after the 2024 election.
A lawsuit challenging two 2018 amendments to the North Carolina Constitution is heading to a three-judge panel. One amendment places a photo voter identification requirement into the constitution. The other lowers an existing cap on state income tax rates. Wake County Superior Court Judge Graham Shirley issued the transfer order Wednesday. Republican state legislative leaders had requested the shift.
