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September 30, 2013

Justice Dept. to Challenge North Carolina Voting Law 
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The Justice Department is filing suit against North Carolina today over
the state's new voting law. The lawsuit will challenge provisions
forcing voters to present a government-issued photo ID at the polls,
shrinking early voting by a week, eliminating same-day registration, and
limiting provisional ballots cast outside a voter's home precinct. The
North Carolina measure was one the first set of voting restrictions
passed by a state since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a key
provision of the Voting Rights Act in June. Attorney General Eric Holder
is also expected to seek a new ruling that would force North Carolina to
receive pre-clearance for changes to its voting laws.

 

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