RALEIGH, N.C. — Governor Pat McCrory issued a response to the federal court of appeals ruling on North Carolina’s voter ID law.
On Friday, a federal appeals court found that a North Carolina voter ID law was enacted “with discriminatory intent” and must be blocked.
The 2013 rewrite to voting laws in North Carolina required photo identification to cast in-person ballots, as well as other changes.
The U.S. Justice Department, state NAACP, and League of Women Voters sued the state, saying the restrictions violated the remaining provisions of the federal Voting Rights Act and the Constitution.
Governor McCrory issued the following statement:
“Photo IDs are required to purchase sudafed, cash a check, board an airplane or enter a federal court room. Yet, three Democratic judges are undermining the integrity of our elections while also maligning our state. We will immediately appeal and also review other potential options.”
