This post is from an article by Samantha Lachman in HUFFPost Politics.
The North Carolina General Assembly passed a bill on Thursday allowing voters who do not have government-issued photo identification to still vote in next year's elections by signing an affidavit and presenting alternate forms of ID.
The photo ID requirement was set to go in effect for 2016 under a larger elections bill passed by the GOP-controlled state legislature two years ago. The ID provision, along with other voting restrictions, will be challenged by civil rights groups in federal court starting July 13 in Winston-Salem.
The affidavit measure now heads to Republican Gov. Pat McCrory. Under the new measure, voters would be able to swear that they could not obtain an appropriate form of photo ID to vote due to factors like lack of transportation, work schedules and family responsibilities. Voters would instead present an alternate form of identification, the last four digits of their Social Security number and date of birth.
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