A Wake County judge has refused a request from state lawmakers to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Voter ID requirement.
Judge Mike Morgan issued his ruling on Wednesday, almost four weeks after a hearing on the matter.
Lawmakers amended the state's Voter ID requirement this legislative session on the eve of a trial in federal court.
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article36281472.html
http://voterintegrityproject.com/losing-streak/
“No doubt the state was going to get spanked in state court after the plaintiffs discovered that DMV employees were regularly breaking the law by not issuing the free voter ID cards,” he said, “but my sources tell me that Sen Rucho came unhinged after his own mother was turned away by the nice people at DMV.”
found the order
http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/State-voter-ID-decision.pdf
The suit is on hold for the primary, that is, photo ID will be required for the primary. So that's an opportune time for Reverend Barber to get hundreds of people to get the right to vote denied and sue.
http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2015/09/24/state-court-allows-voter-id-case-to-proceed-to-trial-but-only-after-the-2016-presidential-primary/
this post referenced at
http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76170
http://voterintegrityproject.com/losing-streak/
“No doubt the state was going to get spanked in state court after the plaintiffs discovered that DMV employees were regularly breaking the law by not issuing the free voter ID cards,” he said, “but my sources tell me that Sen Rucho came unhinged after his own mother was turned away by the nice people at DMV.”
found the order
http://pulse.ncpolicywatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/State-voter-ID-decision.pdf
The suit is on hold for the primary, that is, photo ID will be required for the primary. So that's an opportune time for Reverend Barber to get hundreds of people to get the right to vote denied and sue.
http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2015/09/24/state-court-allows-voter-id-case-to-proceed-to-trial-but-only-after-the-2016-presidential-primary/
this post referenced at
http://electionlawblog.org/?p=76170
