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A Five-Year Battle Over North Carolina Voter ID Law Finally Heads to Trial

While on its face requiring a photo ID to vote might not seem insidious, there is a long history of voter identification laws being used to suppress the minority vote.
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While on its face requiring a photo ID to vote might not seem insidious, there is a long history of voter identification laws being used to suppress the minority vote.

UNITED STATES – NOVEMBER 6: A sign notifies voters that a photo ID is required at the Clarke County Schools office polling location in Berryville, Va., on Election Day, Nov. 6, 2018. (Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

On Monday, five years later, the trial challenging the voter identification law in North Carolina, finally started…