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applegrove

(132,211 posts)
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 03:41 PM Sep 2021

Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Law

Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Law

September 17, 2021 at 3:37 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 1 Comment

https://politicalwire.com/2021/09/17/judge-strikes-down-north-carolina-voter-id-law/

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A panel of North Carolina judges on Friday struck down the state’s law requiring voters to present photo identification before casting ballots, saying that the measure “was enacted in part for a discriminatory purpose” against African American voters, the Washington Post reports.

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Judge Strikes Down North Carolina Voter ID Law (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2021 OP
Yay for my state!!! Piratedog Sep 2021 #1
Yay! Nt XanaDUer2 Sep 2021 #2
Get thee to the greatest page malaise Sep 2021 #3
Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!! K&R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Sep 2021 #4
Fantastic Fullduplexxx Sep 2021 #5
And they came out and stated straight up what the true purpose of the law was DFW Sep 2021 #6
Yay! pandr32 Sep 2021 #7
Huuuuuuuge StarfishSaver Sep 2021 #8
Can't Say How Happy i Am Over This . . OldManTarHeel Sep 2021 #9
Nice to have some good news for a change. n/t Moebym Sep 2021 #10
Again! aggiesal Sep 2021 #11
eggscllent news . AllaN01Bear Sep 2021 #12
Now let's see more judges in states strike down some of these vote suppression laws. triron Sep 2021 #13
Absolutely fantastic! SergeStorms Sep 2021 #14
Wow OldBaldy1701E Sep 2021 #15
Yeah Marc Elias LetMyPeopleVote Sep 2021 #16

DFW

(60,186 posts)
6. And they came out and stated straight up what the true purpose of the law was
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 04:45 PM
Sep 2021

Not some mealy "it is unclear whether or not (blah blah blah)," but "in part for discriminatory purpose." WHAM!

We see what you did and why you did it. No lie of yours will change that, and we're having none of it.

AllaN01Bear

(29,490 posts)
12. eggscllent news .
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 05:34 PM
Sep 2021



i bet that is going to be appealed in the appeals court.





but good news to boot.


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on edit , id like to see em take down the real id act too also.



OldBaldy1701E

(11,142 posts)
15. Wow
Fri Sep 17, 2021, 06:02 PM
Sep 2021

I wish I could be cynical about this but I am pleased. Go Tarheels!

(Actually, Go PACK! But, the term originally referred to all North Carolinians. Right, Tarboro?)

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