Federal Judge Set to Block North Carolina’s Voter Photo ID Requirement

Federal Judge Set to Block North Carolina’s Voter Photo ID Requirement
A man casts a vote during a special election in North Carolina's 9th Congressional District in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 10, 2019. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
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A federal judge is set to temporarily block a photo identification requirement in North Carolina that was scheduled to start in 2020.

The North Carolina law would have required people to show a photo ID before voting at the ballot box. It also would allow people lacking photo ID to get a free ID card or to fill out a form while voting to explain their “reasonable impediment” to obtaining one.

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