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Machines counties are required to have. it now heads to the desk of republican governor john kasich, who is expected to sign it. grab that, folks. kasich is going to sign a bill that is going to limit the number of voting machines. let's look at how things have changed in the state of north carolina. in august, republican governor, pat mckrury signed what's been called the nation's most restrictive voting measures, including significant cuts in early voting. the state also wants to end same-day registration and preregistration for high school students. on thursday, a federal judge set the sche...

Governor pat mccrory signed the restrictive voting measures into law and important to recall he defended it against left wing extremism. >> let me be direct. many of those from the extreme left who have been criticizing photo i.d. are using scare tactics. they're more interested in divisive politics than ensuring that no one's vote is disenfranchised by fraudulent ballot. >> this morning at a ceo forum in raleigh just seconds after governor mccrory left the stage, a well-known left wing extremist, former secretary of state retired general colin powell, took the stage as keynote speaker and bas...

North carolina. which has passed the most restrictive voter laws since the recent supreme court decision. governor pat mccrory signed the restrictive voting measures into law and important to recall he defended it against left wing extremism. >> let me be direct. many of those from the extreme left who have been criticizing photo i.d. are using scare tactics. they're more interested in divisive politics than ensuring that no one's vote is disenfranchised by fraudulent ballot. >> this morning at a ceo forum in raleigh just seconds after governor mccrory left the stage, a well-known left wing ex...

They're ending same-day registration. turning loose these vigilantes to go into these polling places. this is our governor deciding to join the interposition and nullifiers like in the 1960s, george wallace, strom thurmond. he's on the wrong side of history. this is extreme, and it's a fundamental crime against democracy and attack on our voting rights. >> rick, you are -- reverend barber is an activist, obviously. he's been working on this issue in north carolina. you're an academic. you study election law. you write about election law. you're probably the most read election law scholar, cert...

Act. there's section two, a provision that allows for private litigants and for the department of justice to pursue discriminatory changes to methods of elections, and the hopes of other discriminatory voting measures as a provision that allows for jurisdictions that have intensely discriminated to be bailed in to coverage, where they have to submit their voting changes for approval. but i like the point that congressman lewis made about how the supreme court's devastating, and really, disgraceful decision broke his heart. and to ari's point, i think there's a moment now where congress can rec...