North Carolina Voter ID Trial Begins Ahead of Pivotal Election

The law could be struck down before the presidential election.

Voters arrive and check in on Super Tuesday at Mt. Moriah Primitive Baptist Church, Precinct 11 Mecklenburg County, in Charlotte, N.C., on March 5, 2024. Grant Baldwin/Getty Images

A lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of North Carolina’s voter ID law went to trial on May 6, with a civil rights group charging that it discriminates against black and Hispanic voters.

The non-jury trial, held in Winston-Salem, comes at a crucial juncture as voters are gearing up to select the next president of the United States.