The Republican tidal wave in the 2010 mid-term election triggered a flurry of new state laws nationwide focused on the ballot box. North Carolina’s Voter ID laws were part of that but recent court rulings have turned the tide in the opposite direction – striking those laws down. Now, state and local election officials are scurrying to comply with the court’s ruling while the state is asking the Supreme Court to intervene. We look at both sides.
Guests
Dr. Michael Bitzer, professor of political science, provost, Catawba College
Allison Riggs, staff attorney, Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Mitch Kokai, senior political analyst, John Locke Foundation
Jennifer Clark, counsel, Democracy Program, Brennan Center for Justice, NYU School of Law