Judges Reject NAACP Challenge To Voter ID, Income Tax Referendums

The state's highest court has rejected a request to block two proposed amendments to the state's constitution from the November ballots.

One proposal would mandate a photo ID to vote in person. The other would reduce the cap on income tax rates in North Carolina from 10 percent to seven percent.

The state Supreme Court has rejected a request by the NAACP to stop them, essentially clearing the way for them to be on the ballot.

The GOP-led General Assembly has proposed a total of six amendments to the state constitution for voters to consider.

Two of them remain in legal limbo after being challenged by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper's office. The referendums address judicial vacancies and the state's elections board.

Two other proposals involving the rights of crime victims and hunting and fishing did not face the legal challenges the other four did.