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Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 29, 2016
A federal appeals court today struck down North Carolina’s voter ID law, finding that it was “passed with racially discriminatory intent,” Politico reports. The 4th Circuit Court of Appeals panel was unanimous in its rebuke. This decision comes after U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Schroeder issued a decision in April upholding the law. Earlier this month, a federal court ruled that a similar law in Texas violated the Voting Rights Act. Tennessee also has a voter ID law on the books.