Tag: voter identification

North Carolina Supreme Court Blocks Voter ID Law Over ‘Discriminatory Intent’

North Carolina’s top court has upheld the permanent block against a voter identification law, finding that lawmakers enacted it with “discriminatory intent.” More African-American voters lack identification required under the law, Senate Bill 824, and a previous voter identification law was determined to be unconstitutional for that reason. That was part of a reason a…


Whitmer Vetoes Voter ID, Election Reform Bills, Says They Would Hurt Minority Voters

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Friday vetoed several bills aimed at tightening election security in the state, telling lawmakers the Republican-backed legislation would disenfranchise voters and disproportionally impact minority voters. The bills—Senate Bills 303 and 304, and House Bill 5007—would have prohibited election officials from accepting donations, toughened in-person voter identification rules, required people to…


Wyoming Legislature Approves Voter ID Bill

Both chambers in Wyoming on Thursday approved a bill that requires voters to present identification before voting. The state House passed the bill 51-8 after the Senate approved it 21-1. The legislation requires people to present proof of ID before voting. Proof can be a driver’s license, a tribal identification card, a Wyoming identification card,…