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January 26, 2016

North Carolina Hears Challenge to 2013 Voter ID Laws
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A North Carolina district court has begun hearing a challenge to North
Carolina's voter ID laws, which are among the strictest in the nation.
The NAACP and the Justice Department are arguing North Carolina's 2013
laws violate the Voting Rights Act and discriminate against people of
color by requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. The
lawyers say the law was implemented to curb the increasing political
power of voters of color in North Carolina. The case could have legal
ramifications for voting rights laws across the country, headed into the
2016 presidential race.


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