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Lawyers for North Carolina’s top legislative leaders are supporting arguments from the State Board of Elections in a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s voter identification law. The move is designed to ensure that lawmakers could participate in any appeals.
Supporters and critics of North Carolina’s photo voter identification law will head to Winston-Salem’s federal courthouse on Nov. 21. A hearing scheduled that day could determine how a federal lawsuit against voter ID moves forward.
Opponents of North Carolina’s new voter identification law have asked a federal judge to schedule a February trial in their case. Legislative leaders and the State Board of Elections oppose the request.