Fox’s first — The Republican National Committee and the North Carolina Republican Party have filed a Democratic-led lawsuit challenging new election laws in the Tar Heel State.
According to the RNC and NCGOP’s court filing, North Carolina Senate Bill 747 “provides appropriate safeguards and transparency while providing voters with ample opportunity to cast their votes.”
The law aims to strengthen voter ID, allow poll watchers and tighten deadlines for returning mail-in ballots, and the Republican-controlled state Legislature has passed a resolution to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. After that, it was established on October 10th.
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Immediately after Republicans voted to override the veto, the DNC and state Democrats complained: lawsuit They argued that the law was a “direct attack on the ‘most fundamental’ right to vote” and amounted to “voter suppression.”
The RNC argues that Democrats’ lawsuit against the state election board supports the Biden campaign and the DNC’s strategy to loosen “common sense” election laws for the 2024 election.
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel gives an interview to FOX News at the RNC Winter Meetings in Dana Point, California, January 25, 2023. (Fox News)
RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel told Fox News Digital that President Biden is “leading a political campaign to sue state legislatures for passing good laws.”
“Rather than directing a political campaign to sue state legislators for passing good laws, Joe Biden should focus on solving the crisis that has erupted on his watch,” McDaniel said. Stated.
Since taking office, President Biden’s Justice Department has filed lawsuits challenging voting laws in Arizona, Georgia and Texas.
Republicans say the Democratic plaintiffs are making “exaggerations and misrepresentations” and “broad claims” in their claims that SB 747 violates the Constitution and the Voting Rights Act.
The filing also states that plaintiffs “have no right to exempt their claims from challenge or scrutiny. Just as fair election procedures promote fair elections, so too do fair election litigation procedures.” ” is also stated.
However, Governor Cooper said the law “seeks to give Republican lawmakers the power to decide the outcome of contested elections” and that “it has nothing to do with election security and will allow Republicans to maintain power.” “It has everything to do with acquiring and acquiring.”
The Democratic plaintiffs say they are not aware of any “actual instances of voter fraud” in North Carolina and that the state “indulges in the dubious assumption that this measure will deter or prevent such fraud.” claims.
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Governor Roy Cooper of North Carolina (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)
“Senate Bill 747 cracks down on non-citizen voting, protects nonpartisan poll watchers, and eliminates dark money in elections. Polls show that Americans support these common-sense measures. “It shows that we are doing well,” McDaniel said.
according to 2021 Axis Research Survey; 68% of registered voters in Arizona, New Hampshire, Nevada, and West Virginia think state legislatures should decide voting rules and regulations in their states.
Additionally, 71% of voters surveyed said it makes sense not to need an ID to vote when one is required to apply for welfare, board a plane, or rent a hotel room. “It’s not up to par,” he thinks.
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North Carolina is a key battleground state in the 2024 presidential election. Republicans have led the state in 11 of the past 13 presidential elections, but Trump’s victory in the state was largely due to early voting and a significant Democratic turnout.
