Gee, we wonder why? WHAT ARE THEY HIDING? From the N&O -- and please note that this new law does far, far more than impose Voter ID. It imposes a host of other new restrictions on voting and allows for more secret money in politics: NC lawmakers try to quash subpoenas that seek details about Voter ID law North Carolina legislative leaders who led the crafting of the state’s new voter ID law have been very open about their support of the measure and other elections changes. But voters and organizations challenging the wide-ranging amendments contend that those same lawmakers are being far too private about email and other correspondence they exchanged while transforming the state’s voting process. In federal court filings this month, the NAACP, the League of Women Voters of North Carolina, the American Civil Liberties Union, the U.S. Justice Department and others who are suing the governor, state legislators and N.C. election board members sought a court order for email and other correspondence. Thirteen legislators, all Republicans, have tried to quash subpoenas requiring them to produce any documents they created or received concerning the “rationale, purpose and implementation” of House Bill 589. Read more here: newsobserver/2014/01/24/3561691/nc-lawmakers-try-to-quash-subpoenas.html#storylink=cpy
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 14:26:41 +0000
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