Communiqué de presse
La décision de la Cour d'appel protège les électeurs de Caroline du Nord et souligne la nécessité de mesures de protection nationales.
Une décision de la cour d'appel fédérale rétablissant l'inscription des électeurs le jour du scrutin en Caroline du Nord est une victoire importante pour les électeurs et les défenseurs du droit de vote dans l'État de Tar Heel et souligne la nécessité d'une action du Congrès pour renforcer le droit de vote à travers l'Amérique, a déclaré Common Cause aujourd'hui.
“This is great news. When citizens can register and vote on the same day, voter turnout increases, particularly among low-income voters and citizens of color,” said Common Cause President Miles Rapoport. “The court’s action preserving this option in North Carolina will help keep citizens from being shut out of the political process in this election.”
Until last year, North Carolina had some of the nation’s most progressive electoral laws, including same day registration and voting, early voting, pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds, and others. But after the Supreme Court, in Shelby Co. v. Holder, gutted a key section of the Voting Rights Act, the state legislature passed severe new constraints on voting.
“The North Carolina law was recognized as perhaps the most regressive in the country,” Rapoport said. “It clearly was designed to make it more difficult for people of color, college students, seniors and others to cast ballots. That’s unacceptable.”
Rapoport said Wednesday’s ruling by the 4ème U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals underscores the need for Congress to pass the Voting Rights Amendment Act, a bipartisan bill introduced to repair the damage done by Shelby Co. v. Holder.
“Different courts now are imposing different standards on issues like Voter ID and Election Day Registration, in some cases removing state-imposed barriers to voting and in others letting those barriers stand. We need federal action to protect voters in every state,” he said.
