Trial for North Carolina's voter ID law begins Monday
North Carolina's voter ID law will head back to the courtroom on Monday. Opponents of the law say it discriminates against Black and Latino voters, while supporters say it will ensure the security of elections in North Carolina going forward.
North Carolina’s voter identification law is heading to the courtroom on Monday in a case that could affect voter ID laws across the country.
Opponents of the law say it discriminates against Black and Latino voters, while supporters say it will ensure the security of elections in North Carolina going forward.
The law went into effect in August 2023 after the North Carolina Supreme Court reopened a voter ID case earlier in 2023. Previous versions of the law endured years of previous challenges and failed twice.
Conservatives view the law as a major victory saying rules like voter ID are needed to improve voters’ faith that elections aren’t being rigged. The concerns skyrocketed among Republicans in recent years due to former President Donald Trump’s false claims of election fraud.
According to WRAL state government reporter Will Doran, Democrats and voting rights activists believe the law will have unintended consequences.
“Democrats and voting rights activists have sued, saying they will discriminate against minority, college and low-income voters,” Doran said.
Many people who voted during the North Carolina primary elections said the process went smoothly. Election officials rejected some ballots because some voters didn’t have one of the acceptable forms of identification needed to vote.
Doran, however, said it was only a fraction of the people who voted.
David McLennan, a politics and political analyst at Meredith College, said while the law allowed people to vote with little issues, it had unintended consequences.
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