There's not a whole lot to say about this that isn't in four letter words. One of the few vetos that Governor Bev Perdue manage to make stick last year was when she vetoed one of those horrible ALEC-sponsored Voter ID bills in North Carolina.
North Carolina has one of the friendliest voting policies around. We require a paper trail. We have copious, easy early absentee voting days. Republicans must be gnashing their teeth over how easy North Carolina makes it for everyone to vote (even if we don't make it easy for everyone to get married, sigh).
Now they're trying to revive the ALEC bill and override the veto. There must have been some movement on this front recently, because our Secretary of State Elaine Marshall just sent me the petition below. If you're in NC, please pass this around and make sure that the Republicans know we're on to their shenanigans.
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