Voter ID Not Required As Split Supreme Court Fails To Overturn 4th Circuit PDF Print E-mail
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Thursday, 01 September 2016 14:10
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to stay the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that overturned the state’s voter ID law. That voter ID will not be required for the Nov. 8 election. Early voting will last 17 days instead of 10. 
 
The court was divided with the decision. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy and Samuel Alito would have granted the stay, except for the pre-registration provision while Justice Clarence Thomas would have granted the stay in its entirety.
 
Justices appointed by Democratic presidents — Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan — opposed the delay until the Supreme Court could consider the matter. 
 
Governor Pat McCrory, who asked the Supreme Court to stay the 4th Circuit's decision, said the Supreme Court's ruling was unfair.  
 
"North Carolina has been denied basic voting rights already granted to more than 30 other states to protect the integrity of one person, one vote through a common-sense voter ID law. Even without any support from our state's attorney general, we were pleased that four justices, including Chief Justice John Roberts, agreed with this right while four liberal justices blocked North Carolina protections afforded by our sensible voter laws."
 
The American Civil Liberties Union, one of the plaintiffs in the lawsuits challenging the law, lauded Wednesday’s Supreme Court action.
Last Updated on Thursday, 01 September 2016 14:19
 
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