“Is North Carolina’s Strict Voter-ID Law Constitutional?”
David Graham for the Atlantic.
Category Archives: voter id
“Wisconsin professor questions NC legislators’ claims that Voter ID law aimed to prevent fraud”
Charlotte Observer:
Burden, on the stand for about two hours on the first day of a trial expected to last through the week, said he thought the elections law overhaul in 2013 and amended in 2015 would place a greater… Continue reading
“North Carolina Voter ID Requirement On Trial In Federal Court”
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“Missouri House passes voter ID measures”
“Arguments Over North Carolina Voter ID Law Begin in Federal Court”
NYT:
The bitter dispute about North Carolina’s elections laws returned to a federal courtroom here on Monday as the state’s voter identification requirement went on trial.
The week’s proceedings will affect election practices in North Carolina, a state that… Continue reading
“North Carolina voter-ID case could have ramifications across U.S.”
WaPo:
The photo-ID trial is expected to last about a week. North Carolina’s snowy and icy conditions affected the first day of trial. Several witnesses were unable to travel to Winston-Salem, including plaintiffs Rosanell Eaton, 94, and her daughter.… Continue reading
“North Carolina’s voter ID law heads to trial”
“NC voter ID trial opens in Winston-Salem”
New and Observer:
Many in North Carolina may begin their Monday morning assessing what, if any, obstacles were left behind by the winter storm that covered the state with snow and ice.
In a federal courtroom in Winston-Salem, U.S.… Continue reading
“Trial to start in lawsuit over North Carolina’s voter-ID law”
WaPo:
Rosanell Eaton still remembers the day 70 years ago when she traveled two hours with her mother in a mule-drawn wagon to register to vote at the county courthouse. Before she could, she was forced to take a… Continue reading
“N.C.’s controversial voter ID law goes on trial; nation watches”
Michael Hewlett curtain-raiser for the Winston-Salem Journal.
“Missouri House Republicans advance voter ID bills over Democratic opposition”
KC Star:
The Missouri House on Wednesday gave initial approval to a pair of bills that would require Missourians to present a photo ID to vote in public elections.
Both bills are expected to pass the House and be… Continue reading
Federal Court Denies NAACP Preliminary Injunction in North Carolina Voter ID Case
Winston Salem-Journal:
A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction against North Carolina’s photo ID requirement Friday.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder means that voters will have to show a photo ID during the March 15 primary.… Continue reading
“House committee Missouri voter photo ID measures pass House committee”
AP:
A Missouri House committee approved a pair of measures Tuesday aimed at requiring government-issued photo identification to vote.
A similar ID law was struck down in 2006, with the Missouri Supreme Court saying it violated state residents’ constitutional… Continue reading
“NAACP: Postpone NC voter ID trial until after primaries”
Winston-Salem Journal:
The N.C. NAACP wants to postpone a trial on the state’s photo ID requirement until after the March 15 primary, according to court papers filed Tuesday….
Attorneys for the state NAACP have argued that state elections officials… Continue reading