Several groups have filed legal action against North Carolina after Governor Pat McCrory signed into law Monday voting changes that include a requirement for voters to present photo ID at polling stations.
According to FOX News, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) were among the groups that filed suit against certain parts of the new legislation.
The ACLU criticized the law for “voter suppression,” especially the provisions limiting early voting, voting on the same day as registering, and “out-of-precinct” voting, CNN reports. The ACLU added that the law "would unduly burden the right to vote and discriminate against African-American voters, in violation of the U.S. Constitution's equal protection clause and the Voting Rights Act of 1965."
McCrory, in a statement released yesterday, said “Common practices like boarding an airplane and purchasing Sudafed require photo ID and we should expect nothing less for the protection of our right to vote.”
The press release also stated that voters without photo ID would be provided with one from the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) free of charge.