NAACP president speaks out against voter ID proposal
BY LAURA OLENIACZ
loleniacz@heraldsun.com; 919-419-6636
DURHAM — The president of the state’s NAACP chapter spoke in downtown Durham on Saturday against efforts by state lawmakers to put in place legislation requiring voters to carry identification to the polls, among other proposals and bills passed by the current N.C. General Assembly ...
Barber spoke against actions by the current N.C. General Assembly, including redistricting that he said redrew the lines of certain congressional districts in the state to pack black voters together to weaken their influence in other districts.
He also spoke against Amendment One, the amendment to the state’s constitution approved in a statewide referendum defining marriage as between a man and a woman, and other issues ...
Multiple media outlets have reported that there has been a recent effort by House lawmakers to bring up voter identification legislation through a compromise measure ...
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