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A federal judge struck down a challenge to North Carolina’s long-contested voter ID law Thursday, finding that the North Carolina NAACP failed to establish that the law was an unconstitutional infringement of Black and Latino voters’ rights in light of recent higher court rulings. The challenge concerned North Carolina Senate Bill 824, passed in December 2018 over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, which requires voters to present photo identification before casting their ballots. The lawsuit alleged that the bill is racially discriminatory against Black and Latino voters, who disproportionately lack access to qualifying photo identification. Brandon Kingdollar, NC Newsline.
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New Idaho law lets people swap jury duty for poll worker service
By M. Mindy Moretti
electionline.org
America can be a pretty divided country, but if you ask around, people are also pretty united in their dread about getting a jury summons in the mail (snail or email).
But now Idaho residents have an option.
Under a bill approved by the Legislature this month, residents could have the option of opting out of jury duty and instead, serving as a poll worker.
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