A federal judge has scheduled an April trial in a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s law against felon voting. The case could help determine whether felons who have completed active prison time will take par
A federal judge has scheduled oral arguments for Feb. 28 in a case challenging North Carolina’s law restricting felon voting. The hearing will address a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss the case as moot.
A federal magistrate judge In North Carolina has recommended throwing out a case involving voting rights for felons who have completed active prison time. If the decision stands, felons would not participate in the state’s 2024 elections.
A recent change in North Carolina’s election law should prompt a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit from felon voting advocates as moot. That’s the argument the State Board of Elections and local district attorneys made in a court filing Wednesday. A hearing in the case is scheduled Nov. 14 in Durham.