North Carolina GOP Takes Another Whack At Passing Voter ID Law
Source: Talking Points Memo/The AP
By GARY D. ROBERTSON
November 23, 2018 9:34 am
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Emboldened by a referendum voters approved this month, North Carolinas soon-dwindling Republican majorities at the legislature will scramble to approve their preferred voter identification law before Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper can stop it.
The GOP-dominated General Assembly returns to work Tuesday to decide how a new amendment to the state constitution requiring photo ID to vote in person will be carried out. The amendment passed with more than 55 percent of the vote, giving Republicans confidence to move ahead despite years of controversy in the state over such a mandate.
Meeting now is strategic. Democrats won enough legislative seats Election Day to end the Republicans veto-proof control come January. So Cooper, a longtime opponent of voter photo ID laws, wont be able to stop any lame-duck session bills as long as Republicans remain united.
New restrictions, on which courts probably will weigh in, would affect over 7 million voters in the anticipated 2020 presidential battleground state, which will also feature races for governor and U.S. Senate that year.
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Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)I walked into my polling place. They asked me my name, address and last 4 SS# (I think, dementia is a bitch). I then signed the book and was given a ballot. I did see a couple of Black men and they did not show I.D.s either.
littlemissmartypants
(22,839 posts)As for now and all past elections, it is not required to show an ID. That's why you didn't have to show one.
Cold War Spook
(1,279 posts)Good to know.
CRK7376
(2,203 posts)Ticks me off like crazy. At least we broke up their in state government. Now they will have to play nice to pass anything come January. Until then North Carolinian's will continue to suffer under the idiotic Republican Party. They didn't ask for ID when I voted on Election Day, although some people in line in front of me showed their IDs. All they asked me was my name. I hate what they have done to my state!
ooky
(8,930 posts)backward assed state and move somewhere more progressive, cooler, and no hurricanes. Very frustrating that 55% of the voters fell for this.