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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGovernor Admits He ‘Does Not Know Enough’ About The Voter Suppression Bill He’s About To Sign
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2013/07/28/2366711/governor-admits-he-does-not-know-enough-about-the-voter-suppression-bill-hes-about-to-sign/North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) said Friday he would sign a bill passed by the North Carolina legislature that would become the most suppressive voting law in the nation. But when asked to speak about a provision in the bill that would prohibit 17-year-olds from registering in advance of their 18th birthday, McCrory admitted he did not know enough and had not read that portion of the bill.
The bill, passed just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act and paved the way for new suppressive state laws, imposes a laundry list of new restrictions on access to the ballot, including eliminating same-day registration, cutting early voting, easing campaign contribution limits, and expanding the mechanisms for alleging voter fraud. In remarks saying he would sign the bill, McCrory focused on his support for the bills voter ID requirement a particularly suppressive and discriminatory policy that McCrory has long supported. But when asked by an Associated Press reporter about another provision in the bill to limit new voter registration opportunities, McCrory said, I dont know enough. Im sorry. I havent read that portion of the bill.
McCrory also dodged questions about two other elements of the bill that restrict early voting and end same-day registration, choosing instead to tout new campaign contribution limits, and pointing to an amendment added by Democrats that would expand early voting hours to make up for the limited early voting days.
When a reporter repeated the original question, McCrory said same-day registration concerns him because of the possibility for abuse. He added: Theres plenty of opportunity for voter registration online, off-line, through many methods. I thought that was a fair system before, and I think its a fair system now. The Associated Press pointed out that North Carolina has no online voter registration, although voters can download a form online and print it out.
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Ahhh, the ole 'just doin' what I'm told to do' defense
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Governor Admits He ‘Does Not Know Enough’ About The Voter Suppression Bill He’s About To Sign (Original Post)
deminks
Jul 2013
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Scurrilous
(38,687 posts)1. Idiot. n/t
surrealAmerican
(11,364 posts)2. Translation:
"I'm incompetent, but my constituents will reelect me anyway, so it doesn't matter."