voter id still under attack…
Court temporarily blocks NC from requiring photo ID at polls in 2020
http://abc11.com/politics/court-temporarily-blocks-nc-from-requiring-photo-id-at-polls/5791172/
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WTVD) – A federal court in Winston-Salem has ordered to block the use of voter ID in the March primary elections in North Carolina.
The court's ruling means that voters won't have to show a photo ID to identify themselves at the polls. A federal judge said she would stop the law temporarily as the ongoing lawsuit continues
The court announced:
"Based on the State Board's representation at the Preliminary Injunction hearing held December 3, 2019 that the Board plans a very large statewide mailing on December 31, 2019 to educate the voters on the Photo ID provisions of S.B 824, the Court hereby informs the parties that the Court will file an Order granting Plaintiffs' request for injunction related to the Voter Photo ID and Ballot Challenge provisions of the Act the week of December 30, 2019."
State Speaker of the House Tim Moore responded, saying "This last-minute attempt by an activist federal judge to overturn the will of North Carolina voters must be immediately appealed by the Governor's Board of Elections. To issue an injunction against one of the nation's most lenient voter ID laws - which 34 states already have - without providing an opinion is an outrageous affront to due process, the rights of North Carolina voters, and the rule of law."
The NCGOP called on the Attorney General to appeal the decision and "defend the voters of North Carolina."
PRESS RELEASE: NCGOP Responds To Voter ID Preliminary Injunction. #ncpol #ncga #VoterID pic.twitter.com/14KyUVJF4X
— NCGOP (@NCGOP) December 27, 2019