evidence that a certain particular group is a feaffecte. here we have overwhelming evidence that 70% of blacks would be affected by reducing early voting. but more than half of the electorate of the state. so there is irrefutable evidence that this is discriminatory. yeah. and professor, when you look at this, the motion points out that when you reduce the early voting period, of course, disproportionately, burns african-american voters and takes out one out of three voters when you look compared to 2012. the week of early voting eliminated was 900,000 ballots. 35% of all votes. if you are watching this kind of thing, whether you are a voting rights expert or not. you look at that. how can that be legal? this concerns me. civil rights community. justice department. what you are doing is you are going to make it less efficient. you are going to create longer lines. you are going to have difficulties at the polls.
the doj brief is assertive in confronting the north carolina law, arguing it was crafted to discriminate and that it singles out voting mechanisms like early voting in 2012. it says, 70% of all african-american voters used early voting sccompared to 52% white voters. the brief argues north carolina has been so unfair, federal observers should be deployeden the coming months to ensure that midterm election thzs there are legitimate. and asked that the law be thrown out. the state attorney general admits the changes to the electoral system are not good. new election law changes signed by the governor and this general assembly are bad public policy for north carolina. we should be encouraging people to register and to vote. and we should make it easier for them instead of making it harder. joining me now two guests. welcome to you both.
it says, 70% of all african-american voters used early voting compared to 52% of white voters. the brief argues north carolina has been so unfair, federal observers should be deployeden the coming months to ensure that midterm elections there are legitimate. and asked that the law be thrown out. the state attorney general admits the changes to the electoral system are not good. new election law changes signed by the governor and this general assembly are bad public policy for north carolina. we should be encouraging people to register and to vote. and we should make it easier for them instead of making it harder. joining me now two guests. welcome to you both. professor, walk us through what the justice department is frying to do here. and how they can still do it under what s left of the voting rights act?
but more than half of the electorate of the state. so there is irrefutable evidence that this is discriminatory. yeah. and professor, when you look at this, the motion points out that when you reduce the early voting period, of course, disproportionately, burns african-american voters and takes out one out of three voters when you look compared to 2012. the week of early voting eliminated was 900,000 ballots. 35% of all votes. if you are watching this kind of thing, whether you are a voting rights expert or not. you look at that. how can that be legal? this concerns me. civil rights community. justice department. what you are doing is you are going to make it less efficient. you are going to create longer lines. you are going to have difficulties at the polls. on election day. this is going to make our system less efficient. as was mentioned previously. we should be encouraging individuals to participate.