POLITICS - North Carolina's Attempt to Suppress Turnout of Democratic Voters

This IS the age old attempt by Republicans to silence poor and other citizens from voting because they tend to vote Democratic.  Just look at the the ending same-day registration and shortening of early voting period, neither of which has to do with the almost nonexistent 'voter fraud.'

"Is North Carolina's Voter ID Law 'Common Sense' Policy or Discrimination?" PBS Newshour 8/13/2013

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JUDY WOODRUFF (Newshour):  And we turn to a strict new voter I.D. law in North Carolina, which is putting a spotlight on the broader national fight over when and where people can cast ballots.

GOV. PAT MCCRORY, R-N.C.:  Protecting the integrity of every vote cast is among the most important duties I have as governor.  And it's why I signed these commonsense, commonplace protections into law.

JUDY WOODRUFF:  Pat McCrory, North Carolina's first Republican governor in more than two decades, defended the new law last night in a statement posted on YouTube.

Under the statute, voters will have to present a government-issued photo I.D., such as a driver's license, at the polls.  The law also ends same-day voter registration, and it shortens the early voting period by a week.

Republican State Senator Bob Rucho argued the measure will help prevent voter fraud when it takes effect in 2016.  He said:  "It's going to have a huge dividend for the state of North Carolina as far as restoring a level of confidence in government by making the electoral process secure."

Opponents insist the real intent is to suppress turnout among Democratic constituencies, minorities, young voters and the poor.  In Raleigh today, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced plans to challenge the law in federal court.