Federal court upholds North Carolina voter ID law in win for Republican lawmakers

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 580

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago


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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 …

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