12/17/2022
The state Supreme Court’s Friday ruling affirmed the lower court’s ruling that the policy “was motivated by a racially discriminatory purpose.”
The 2018 law, which requires residents to present identification before being able to vote, was previously deemed unconstitutional in 2021 by a lower state court.
The court also ruled that North Carolina’s state Senate map must be redrawn due to alleged Republican gerrymandering.
The two decisions were passed along party lines 4-3 with Democrats supporting and Republicans dissenting.
Democrats argue that such requirements are meant to tamp down voter turnout by minorities and others who are more likely not to have appropriate ID and tend to vote for the party.
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