Posted on: 2:53 pm, August 12, 2013, by Web Staff, updated on: 02:54pm, August 12, 2013






Gov. Pat McCrory

RALEIGH, N.C. – Governor Pat McCrory signed a controversial bill Monday that will cause widespread changes to North Carolina’s elections process, according to WRAL-TV.
House Bill 589 will require North Carolina voters to present photo identification when they go to the polls starting in 2016.
It also makes dozens of other changes to how the state conducts elections, which will start taking effect this fall and continue through 2014 and beyond.
It will require voters to present a government-issued photo identification at the polls, shorten the early voting period by a week, eliminate same-day voter registration, eliminate straight-party ticket voting and eliminate a program encouraging high school students to register to vote before turning 18.
Read more: WRAL-TV

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