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On Thursday, the NC General Assembly passed a photo ID requirement for voting (Senate Bill 824) and sent the measure to Gov. Roy Cooper for his signature or veto. Common Cause NC respectfully calls upon Gov. Cooper to veto this legislation.

RALEIGH, NC – A three-judge federal district court panel in Greensboro again ruled in Common Cause v. Rucho that the NC General Assembly violated the U.S. Constitution in 2016 when legislators manipulated congressional districts for partisan advantage. Appeals of three-judge panel redistricting decisions go directly to the U.S. Supreme Court, so the case could be heard there in the next year.

Near midnight last night, a surprise new version of Senate Bill 325 was posted without prior notice, proposing the elimination of the widely popular final Saturday of early voting and making other changes to the early voting period.

"It is wrong and dangerous to enshrine voter suppression and discrimination in our state's Constitution."

The motion by Common Cause asks the U.S. Supreme Court either to affirm the district court’s judgment or agree to hear oral argument in the case of Common Cause v. Rucho.