{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301074648/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=697", "Butterfield Applauds Justice Department Lawsuit Challenging NC Voter ID Law", "2013-09-30", "2013", "2013-09", "Democrat", "House", "NC", "G. Butterfield", "B001251", "web.archive.org", null, null, "legacy", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01) today applauded the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) for filing suit against North Carolina over its restrictive new voting law that includes discriminatory provisions aimed at disenfranchising thousands of North Carolinians.\u00a0 The lawsuit follows Butterfield\u2019s repeated requests to the DOJ to legally challenge the state law under the Voting Rights Act.\u00a0\n\n\t\u201cI applaud Attorney General Eric Holder for acting within his constitutional duty to protect the voting rights of North Carolinians,\u201d said Butterfield. \u201cThe state\u2019s new voting law reverses years of progress toward expanding access to the voting booth and discriminates against poor, minority, college age, and elderly voters.\u00a0 North Carolina\u2019s voting law is the most restrictive in the country and I am confident it will be struck down by the court.\u201d\n\n\tThe DOJ lawsuit targets four provisions in North Carolina\u2019s Voter Information Verification Act, including the new photo identification requirement.\u00a0\n\n\tIn August, Butterfield called for Attorney General Holder to explore the constitutionality of the Voter Information Verification Act.\u00a0 In July, Butterfield wrote Governor McCrory urging him to veto the bill.\n\n\t  \n\t###", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://web.archive.org/web/20140301074648/http://butterfield.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=22&itemid=697"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6236607916653156, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}