Amended voter ID law back in NC state court

RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A state judge won’t rule for a few weeks on whether to allow a lawsuit challenging North Carolina’s upcoming voter identification requirement to continue now that the legislature has added exceptions to the mandate.

Superior Court Judge Michael Morgan heard nearly three hours of oral arguments Monday in a Raleigh courtroom but said he needed time to digest and consider the legal issues before ruling on the dismissal motion by state attorneys.

Morgan also will consider if the voter ID requirement should be delayed until the presidential primary election, expected in March.

The law initially required someone showing a qualifying photo identification card before voting in person. A June law now says people with a “reasonable impediment” to getting qualified IDs can sign forms and present information and still vote.

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