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trial. north carolina has one of the most controversial id laws in the nation. the voter information verification act was signed into law by republican governor pat mccrory at the time governor mccrory hailed it as a popular law, but, in fact, a better description would have been the worst voter suppression effort in the country. an argument reiterated today by those challenging the law. this bill is about identifying certain categories of voters, that s what this is about. identifying certain populations and then conjuring up a political scheme to try to suppress the vote. the law requires voters to present a photo id at polls starting in 2016 and eliminated same day voter registration, reduced the number of early voting days from 17 to 10 and there is no longer preregistration available for 16 and 17-year-olds. that last provision has opened up a whole new front in the voting right debate. joining the lawyers who argue
going backwards is not an option! not now. not ever. it has been a big week for civil rights in north carolina. both through activism on the ground and leadership from the obama administration. on the same day that those moral monday protests resume, airing holder s justice department made another move against some of the harshest voter suppression laws in the nation. the doj along with the north carolina naacp filed a motion asking a federal court to urgently step in and block north carolina s voter information verification act. that is the law that cracks down on some of the voting methods used mostly by black voters such as early voting. same day registration and certain voting out of precinct options. the law introduces a strict voter i.d. rule that doesn t go into effect until 2016. 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.