Judge rules reduction in voter access is not justified and amounts to North Carolina voter suppression law if allowed
Democracy, elections, and voting
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that two provisions of North Carolina’s 2013 election law overhaul cannot be enforced during the November election. The three-judge panel’s ruling reinstates same-day registration and restores out-of-precinct provisional voting. The judges did not reinstate the seven days of early voting that were eliminated by…
Election Day was once the anticipated day when voters arrived at the polls eager to pull a lever for their favorite candidates. Now Election Day has become Election Season. Much like the “Christmas creep” that turns on the holiday carols in stores and shops a few days after Labor Day, election creep is running amok. Ohio…
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