North Carolina’s Supreme Court narrowly struck down the state’s photo voter identification law, ruling the policy “was motivated by a racially discriminatory purpose.”
, ruling the policy “was motivated by a racially discriminatory purpose” — in a rushed decision handed down two weeks before Democrats lose their majority on the elected panel.
The law requiring Tar Heel State voters to present a photo ID to cast a ballot was deemed unconstitutional in 2021 by a lower state court — even though voters had approved its addition to the state constitution by an 11-point margin.. “North Carolina voters have had enough of the disdain this court has for them and the rule of law.”CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Imag
“The majority relies, as it must … on its own inferences to reach a contrary result,” wrote Justice Phil Berger Jr.
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