US EditionNorth Carolina’s photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law
The law has been applied in recent elections including the March 3 primary with over 1.5 million voters casting ballots under the requirement, a key win for Republicans.
- North Carolina's photo voter identification law was upheld by a federal judge, rejecting arguments that it discriminated against Black and Latino voters.
- The ID mandate was carried out for the first time in the fall 2023 municipal elections, and over 5.7 million voters were subject to it in the November 2024 presidential election.
- North Carolina law offers free ID cards for voting, and voters lacking photo ID can still have their votes counted if they fill out an exception form or bring their ID later.
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North Carolina photo voter ID mandate can continue as judge upholds law
North Carolina’s photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge set aside arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requirement with discriminatory intent against Black and Latino voters.
Federal judge upholds North Carolina photo voter ID mandate in win for GOP lawmakers
North Carolina’s photo voter identification law was upheld on Thursday, as a federal judge set aside arguments by civil rights groups that Republicans enacted the requirement with discriminatory intent against Black and Latino voters.
Federal judge upholds NC voter ID law two years after trial
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s voter identification law nearly two years after holding a trial in a lawsuit challenging the ID requirement. The same judge had blocked the law from taking effect for the 2020 election cycle. Her initial ruling against voter ID helped delay implementation of the ID law until 2023. State lawmakers approved the ID law in 2018 after voters approved a state constitutional amendment enshrining voter ID in N…
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North Carolina’s photo voter ID mandate can continue as a judge upholds the law
A federal judge has upheld North Carolina’s photo voter ID law, setting aside claims by civil rights groups that discrimination against Black and Latino voters warrants striking it down.
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