North Carolina Governor Signs Voter ID Law, State Gets Sued

That was fast!

North Carolina Gov. Patrick McCrory has signed a sweeping voting reform bill that imposes strict photo identification requirements on the state's 4.5 million voters, rolls back the early voting period and repeals one-stop registration during early voting.

Almost immediately following the signing, civil rights groups filed lawsuits in federal court challenging the law.

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[niobiumstudio]

I like the part about not accepting out of state valid driver's licenses even though in NC you can't get a drivers license without insurance and if you don't own a car, you can't get insurance. And, to get a NC non-driver ID you ARE allowed to use your out of state drivers license as documentation - you just have to pay for it...

Oh - and ANY registered NC voter can challenge another registered voter's eligibility... WTF IS THAT?

I lived here in NC for 3 years before I was finally able to get a NC drivers license because my car was registered to my father and I couldn't insure the car since it was registered in NJ. The car had to be fully paid off and titled over to me before I could register here, get NC insurance, and then get a NC driver's license...

So many people don't get a NC license and keep their out of state license because of the huge hassle (or because it is impossible for them because they don't own their car...) and they know that.

[niobiumstudio]

By "Can't get a license without insurance" I mean IN STATE insurance. If your car is registered out of state (and they can't get their tax of 3% per year of the car's value) they don't accept out of state insurance - even if it is in your name.

Even though my car was insured in NJ, had my name on it, and covered me in NC I couldn't use it to get a NC license.