Record #:

21924

Author(s):

Geary, Bob

Abstract:

House Bill 589 is \"the most restrictive set of voting requirements passed by any state since the civil rights era.\" Reducing early voting time, ending same-day registration, and disallowing most provisional ballots are among some of its features. The US Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against North Carolina and Republican Governor Pat McCrory because it violates the 14th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Geary states that the job of the NC Attorney General, in this case Roy Cooper, is to represent the people of NC and to defend the Constitution of the United States. He feels that Cooper should go into court and \"declare, in his legal opinion, that the law violates the US Constitution and should be struck down.\"

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 30 Issue 44, Oct 2013, p15, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Voter suppression