Southern Coalition for Social Justice
7 months agoSocial justice
Civil rights groups file lawsuit against youth voting restrictions
SB 747 is facing a lawsuit for being an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote for young North Carolinians.
The lawsuit argues that SB 747 disproportionately affects young voters' ability to register and have their ballots counted.
The bill places the fate of a ballot cast using same-day registration on whether a single piece of mail reaches the voter. [ more ]