http://mountainx.com/opinion/a-bouquet-of-democracy/
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Reverend Barber, depicted in the cartoon, is on record attempting to mislead the voting public in the same way: "The state NAACP wants voters to know that there are ways to cast a ballot this year even without photo identification, but the State Board of Elections is worried that the group’s message is misleading."
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article54844925.html
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The change to the law referenced in the cartoon, implemented under House Bill 836, does NOT relieve voters from their obligation to present valid state-issued ID when voting.
http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=h836&submitButton=Go
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It does, however, accommodate certain hardship cases. House Bill 836, which passed unanimously (less a few votes) in both the House and Senate, allows a voter to declare (in a sworn affidavit, co-signed by a public official, and under penalty of perjury) that they have a “reasonable impediment” to possessing current and valid photo identification. They will then be given a provisional ballot to cast their vote. A provisional ballot allows a voter to cast a vote during the election period, but the ballot is not officially counted until the local Board of Elections can verify a person’s identity.
https://twitter.com/timothypeck/status/687741717710290952
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What happens if you have ID but forget it when you go to vote?
For more information on the state of the law, see the NC Board of Elections website:
http://voterid.nc.gov/
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It's time amateur partisan activists to stop misleading the public as a strategy to regain political power.
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