Stories tagged: "voting"

North Carolinians now have to show a voter ID to vote, a requirement that multiple courts said was unconstitutional and targeted voters of color.

Staff Reports July 27, 2023 1:53 pm EDT

Proposed legislation would cause thousands of valid ballots to be thrown out, a director of pro-democracy group Common Cause NC says.

The two Democratic justices on the court disagreed with the majority’s decision, with Justice Anita Earls writing that rehearing the redistricting decision was a “power grab” and a “radical break with 205 years of history.”

Keya Vakil February 6, 2023 12:12 pm EST

People on parole or probation after felony convictions—or those who've yet to pay their fines after a conviction—could lose their voting rights due to a case before the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Associated Press February 3, 2023 3:48 pm EST

The GOP’s request for total control is not altogether surprising, as the courts have repeatedly found that North Carolina Republicans have gerrymandered and disenfranchised Black voters in the state with “almost surgical precision.”

Keya Vakil January 23, 2023 1:51 pm EST