Both North Carolina senators are opposing the confirmation of Greensboro native Loretta Lynch for attorney general. Both senators citing, in part, pending elections-law litigation by the Justice Department against the state.
U.S. Sen. Richard Burr said Thursday he's unable to support President Barack Obama's nomination of Lynch. He made the announcement after new Sen. Thom Tillis voted Thursday morning against Lynch in the Senate Judiciary Committee. The panel still recommended her confirmation to the full Senate in a 12-8 vote. Her ultimate approval is still expected.
Tillis and Burr both singled out what they consider her support to continue the Justice Department's lawsuit challenging a 2013 election overhaul passed by the General Assembly while Tillis was state House speaker. The law mandates photo identification to vote in person starting in 2016.
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