Voter ID

Lost birth certificates, name changes and even getting to the DMV can all be challenges when older people try to get a new driver's license in order to vote in states with strict voter ID laws.

A new Elon University poll takes a closer look at what North Carolinians know about six constitutional amendments on

A bill filed by Republican legislative leaders last week would let voters decide whether to add a constitutional amendment to require photo IDs at the polls.

The judge ruled the state makes photo identification cards needed to cast a ballot equally available to every citizen who wants one. Civil rights groups argued the law was racially discriminatory.

U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos issued the injunction, writing that changes did not "fully ameliorate" the law's "discriminatory intent." She had struck down the original law in 2014.

Federal lawsuits challenging voter ID requirements in Texas and North Carolina won't just disappear, even if Justice Department lawyers who once argued against the laws effectively switch sides to

Voter turnout tends to be higher in battleground states, as well as those with same-day registration. These charts show what that relationship looks like.

The nation's highest court has refused to reinstate North Carolina's voter ID requirement and restrictions on early voting. 

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against the state's law requiring voters to show photo identification. The court found that the Legislature had "discriminatory intent."

A federal appeals court has found that a North Carolina voter ID law was enacted "with discriminatory intent" and has been blocked.