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| https://price.house.gov/newsroom/press-releases/price-applauds-doj-suit-against-discriminatory-nc-voter-id-bill | PRICE APPLAUDS DOJ SUIT AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY NC VOTER ID BILL | 2013-09-30 | 2013 | 2013-09 | Democrat | House | NC | David Price | P000523 | price.house.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. - Representative David Price (D-NC) today applauded the Department of Justice's announcement of a lawsuit against the discriminatory voting law passed by the North Carolina General Assembly and signed into law by Governor McCrory. In addition to requiring voters to present government-issued identification at the polls, the law curbs early voting opportunities, eliminates same day registration, and restricts provisional balloting. Earlier this year, Price sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder asking him to investigate the law. I applaud the Attorney General for heeding our calls and taking a stand against this discriminatory measure. If left unchallenged, the so-called Voter ID bill threatens to disenfranchise seniors, students, minorities, and low income voters, all of whom are less likely to have a valid photo ID and more likely to take advantage of early voting and same day registration. In the absence of any evidence of widespread voter fraud in North Carolina, it is impossible to conclude that this law is anything other than a deliberate attempt to selectively disenfranchise our state's voters. The right to vote is the bedrock of American democracy, and our nation's history has been defined by the hard-fought expansion of suffrage to all eligible citizens regardless of race, gender, physical ability, or socioeconomic status. Attempts to turn back this history of progress for partisan gain must not stand. # # # | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |