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North Carolina's highest court has ruled that felony offenders who are out of prison and registered to vote in North Carolina during a roughly 10-day period thanks to a recent order by trial judges will remain on voting rolls for now. The state Supreme Court declined on Friday to reinstate an order last month that declared any offender no longer behind bars could register.
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A North Carolina appeals court has blocked an order that had allowed well over 50,000 felony offenders who aren’t serving prison or jail time to immediately register to vote and cast ballots. The state Court of Appeals agreed on Friday to halt last week’s decision by trial judges to expand when North Carolina residents convicted of felonies have the right to vote again.
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Plaintiffs for people out of prison but prevented from voting have urged the court to correct the law viewed as discriminatory. The state doesn't deny racial disparity but objects to a proposed solution.
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A North Carolina law that prohibits convicted felons from voting until their full sentence is completed — not just their prison time — is being challenged…