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Today’s R&D covers voter ID laws, which have produced considerable controversy for the last decade in American politics. Those in favor of the laws argue that it prevents illegal immigrants from voting and voter fraud, but opponents argue that they are not needed, impose an unfair barrier on the poor, and violate the Twenty-Fourth Amendment’s prohibition of poll taxes. The Justice Department is currently suing several states, with North Carolina being the most recent (which is why most of the articles below cover North Carolina), over its voter ID law.
New photo ID laws were proposed in 38 states. http://t.co/LYukVtYlhR via @teresawiltz
— GuardianUS (@GuardianUS) October 7, 2013
Eric Holder accuses N.C. lawmakers of waging targeted effort against minority voting rights, announces DOJ lawsuit: http://t.co/Ci0IKnr2HJ
— CSMonitor.com (@csmonitor) October 1, 2013
2008 lib Supreme John Paul Stevens wrote opinion upholding constitutionality of IN voter ID law. http://t.co/Ic7k5VYUmN
— Crystal Wright (@GOPBlackChick) October 9, 2013
27 OTHER things the NC voter ID law changed. Totally fascinating. http://t.co/YHb3L5It97
— The Fix (@TheFix) September 8, 2013
The DOJ is filing suit against North Carolina over the state’s draconian voting law: http://t.co/f1cqtIVcpM Good: http://t.co/MnAS1Xf301
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 30, 2013
Via @nprnews: Justice Department Sues North Carolina Over Voter ID Law http://t.co/AGN8D9koj1
— Morgan Fairchild (@morgfair) September 30, 2013
Justice Department challenges North Carolina voter ID law: http://t.co/AXYNusztyK via @joshgerstein
— POLITICO (@politico) September 30, 2013
DOJ to sue North Carolina today over new restrictions on voting. Seeks to bail state back into federal preclearance. http://t.co/bwRAx0I2Gj
— Charlie Savage (@charlie_savage) September 30, 2013
NC’s Democratic AG must defend voter ID law that he opposes in court challenge from DOJ: http://t.co/9JKE82S4Eg
— John Gramlich (@johngramlich) October 9, 2013
Justice Department set to sue N.C. over voter ID law http://t.co/i4Zg0uq5R0 #NorthCarolina #NC #VoterID
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) September 30, 2013