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Federal Court Says It Will Temporarily Block New NC Voter ID Law

Supreme Court won’t hear NC appeal on voter ID Supreme Court won’t hear NC appeal on voter ID A federal court has announced that it plans to temporarily block North Carolina’s voter ID requirements that were set to go into effect in 2020.
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Supreme Court won’t hear NC appeal on voter ID

Supreme Court won’t hear NC appeal on voter ID

A federal court has announced that it plans to temporarily block North Carolina’s voter ID requirements that were set to go into effect in 2020.

The announcement, which came only as a short note Thursday, indicated that the order explaining the decision would come down next week.

The preliminary injunction means that a photo ID requirement will not be in effect for the state’s primary in March, absent a successful appeal.

The reason given for the advance notice was that a statewide informational mailing…