In 2013, North Carolina's Republican-run State Legislature first required voters to pull out a photo ID card before casting a ballot, stirring protests that it primarily targeted nonwhite voters.
The current Republican-written voter ID law has faced criticism from some conservatives for being too weak and porous despite a smooth voting process with 5.7 million ballots cast.
Years of litigation culminated after a federal court struck down the provisional requirements in 2016, highlighting their discriminatory nature aimed at suppressing Black voter turnout.
Christopher Cooper noted that the current voter ID law is not meaningfully different from its predecessor, describing the differences as 'cucumbers and baseball bats,' indicating a significant shift in their implications.
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