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RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina’s law banning many people with felony records from voting after they get out of prison is unconstitutional, a state court ruled Monday, March 28.
“This is an unrivaled attempt by judges to legislate from the bench,” Sen. Warren Daniel, a Burke County Republican and co-chairman of the Senate elections committee
North Carolina election officials won’t approve for now voter registration requests filed by those convicted of felonies who are still serving their probation or parole, even though a court ruling says they should be.
A panel of trial judges on Monday declared unconstitutional a 1973 law that requires the “unconditional discharge of an inmate, of a probationer, or of a parolee” before their voting rights can be restored.
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