Lawyers who helped file the lawsuit on Monday on behalf of the alliance against the State Board of Elections and board leaders have represented Democratic interests previously.
North Carolina’s constitution sets a one-year state residency requirement to vote in state elections, but that provision was held unconstitutional decades ago and isn’t enforced.
A 30-day precinct requirement is still carried out, however, and state law says lying about one’s residency on a registration form is a low-grade felony.
The state board had not been served with the lawsuit as of Tuesday afternoon, board spokesperson Pat Gannon said.
Republican legislative leaders were incensed by the settlement, which overruled state law and ultimately reached the U.S. Supreme Court.
Persons:
” David Fox, Pat Gannon, Marc Elias
Organizations:
—, North Carolina Alliance, Constitution, State Board, Democratic, U.S, Supreme, Republican, Alliance, Retired
Locations:
RALEIGH, N.C, — North Carolina, Washington, North Carolina, Tennessee