Barber, other NC panelists at congressional hearing: Restore the Voting Rights Act

It would take eight years to undo what an unconstitutionally-elected GOP super-majority did to voting rights in North Carolina in the past several years, the Rev. William Barber II testified before a House congressional committee last week.

He and several other panelists criticized numerous “voter suppression” laws passed by the North Carolina General Assembly, including the “monster” voter ID law that was struck down and then partially resurrected in a constitutional amendment last year and measures limiting early voting locations and hours.

“We must have a full restoration of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) in this country,” he said.

Barber and five other voting rights experts and advocates were gathered at Halifax Community College in Weldon to testify before the U.S. House Subcommittee on Elections about restoring the VRA. The Halifax hearing was one of several planned to help make a record to support restoration.

Read more: http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2019/04/22/barber-other-nc-panelists-at-congressional-hearing-restore-the-voting-rights-act/