Holmes Litigation News Today

Voter identification opponents defend their request to reopen discovery in a federal lawsuit. Republican legislative leaders and the State Board of Elections oppose new discovery.

Opponents of North Carolina’s new voter identification law are defending their request to reopen discovery in a federal lawsuit against voter ID. Republican legislative leaders and state election officials have argued against additional discovery.

The North Carolina State Board of Elections released its plan Wednesday to provide free voter identification cards for voters who need them. The state’s new voter ID requirement takes effect for this year’s municipal elections. Information about free IDs arrived as ID critics faced a deadline Wednesday to explain their plan for pursuing a five-year-old federal lawsuit.