In order to limit the votes of their political opponents, North Carolina Republicans – freed up from the restrictions of the Voting Rights Act are pushing through a raft of new voting restrictions including Voter ID, dramatically curtailed early voting, an end to same day registration. A popular high school program designed to register high school students in time for their 18th birthdays is also getting the axe.
NC Moves Ahead with Voting Crackdown
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July 26, 2013 5:04 a.m.
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