RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered local elections boards in North Carolina to restore voters to the rolls after they were purged too close to Election Day.
U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs issued the ruling Friday after an emergency hearing earlier in the week on NAACP allegations that at least three counties purged voter rolls through a process disproportionately targeting blacks.
Early voting is already underway in the critical swing state, which the NAACP has previously sued over other voter access issues.
The voters’ names were removed through challenges filed by activists, which the NAACP said was illegal under federal law less than 90 days before an election.
The NAACP sued earlier this week over thousands of challenges filed in Cumberland, Moore and Beaufort counties.
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This election is literally the last gasp of white Americans who think they have a divine right to power.
As a white man, although not American, I’d like to say a great big “THANK YOU” to the Black and Latino Americans who are saving America from collapsing into fascism.
ETA: And, of course, women of all races.
THANK YOU YOUR HONOR for seeing whats right.
Well that’s nice. But it’s late and if you don’t jail the folks that do this they do it again.
If I steal your car and all that’s required of me is I give it back what’s to stop me from booting another one. This Judge didn’t do shit. He should have referred folks to criminal prosecution. Instead he told NC to fix it’s voter roles late on a Friday 5 days from a presidential election.
Judge issues restrianing order …
Judge blocks Kobach’s scheme …
And now this … NICE ! … pity it’s necessary ----
Come on North Carolina voters. Get up and get out and cast your ballot at the polls on Election Day!
RUN DON"T WALK TO THE POLLS!