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Judge strikes down North Carolina felon voting law

U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs declared a pre-2024 law unconstitutionally vague, citing doubts on intent necessity and racial bias from the Jim Crow era.
Biggs ruled that the law violated the Fourteenth Amendment, stopping its enforcement in any prosecutions.
Evidence points to the 1877 law's discriminatory roots, disproportionately affecting Black voters under the pre-2024 law.

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Judge strikes down North Carolina law on prosecuting ex-felons who voted before 2024

A federal judge has halted the enforcement of a North Carolina law that made it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a

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The Hill

Judge strikes down North Carolina felon voting law

A federal judge has struck down a North Carolina law criminalizing voting for people with felony convictions. The law, originally passed in 1877, made it a Class I felony for people who vote in North Carolina without having their rights restored. But on Monday, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs wrote that the law “was enacted with discriminatory […]

11 days ago·Washington, United States

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The Epoch Times

Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Law Barring Felons From Voting

A federal judge has struck down a nearly 150-year-old North Carolina law prohibiting felons from voting. The law, enacted in 1877, had made it a new felony offense for “any person convicted of a crime which excludes the person from the right of suffrage, to vote at any primary or election without having been restored to the right of citizenship.” The North Carolina A. Philip Randolph Institute, a self-described black trade unionist advocacy grou…

10 days ago·New York, United States

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The Charlotte Observer

Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’

The judge wrote that the law “was enacted with discriminatory intent ... and continues to disproportionately impact Black voters.”

11 days ago·Charlotte, United States

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The News & Observer

Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’

The judge wrote that the law “was enacted with discriminatory intent ... and continues to disproportionately impact Black voters.”

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WCCB Charlotte

Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Law On Prosecuting Ex-Felons Who Voted Before 2024 - WCCB Charlotte's CW

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has halted the enforcement of a North Carolina law that made it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction when they had simply violated the voting law by mistake. The ruling was celebrated by groups representing poor residents and Black union members — and is limited, addressing some allegations of illegal voting conducted before 2024. That’s because the Ge…

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Judge strikes down North Carolina law on prosecuting ex-felons who voted before 2024

Judge strikes down North Carolina law on prosecuting ex-felons who voted before 2024

Judge strikes down North Carolina felon voting law

Judge strikes down North Carolina felon voting law

Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Law Barring Felons From Voting

Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Law Barring Felons From Voting

Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’

Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’

Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’

Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’

Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Law On Prosecuting Ex-Felons Who Voted Before 2024 - WCCB Charlotte's CW

Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Law On Prosecuting Ex-Felons Who Voted Before 2024 - WCCB Charlotte's CW

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