{"id":2347015,"date":"2024-09-28T08:20:59","date_gmt":"2024-09-28T12:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-score-election-litigation-win-in-north-carolina-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-28T08:22:59","modified_gmt":"2024-09-28T12:22:59","slug":"republicans-score-election-litigation-win-in-north-carolina-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-score-election-litigation-win-in-north-carolina-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Republicans score election litigation win in North Carolina &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublicans-score-election-litigation-win-in-north-carolina-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2347015&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The North Carolina Court\u2062 of Appeals recently\u200d granted\u2064 a temporary injunction that prevents the use of the UNC Mobile One\u2063 Card, a digital photo \u2064ID for University of North Carolina students, in state elections. This decision marks a significant win for Republicans in\u200b their ongoing efforts to enforce voter \u200cID laws. The case\u2064 was initiated as part of\u200d a series of lawsuits aimed at\u200d challenging the State Board \u200dof Elections&#8217; decisions, with the Republican National\u200c Committee emphasizing the need for physical voter IDs to maintain election \u200dintegrity. Governor-appointed board members were divided on the issue, with Democrats favoring the digital ID and Republicans opposing it. Concerns surrounding digital \u2063identification and the potential for forgery, particularly using applications to create\u200d fake IDs, contributed to the court&#8217;s ruling. As\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ohio-sos-review-finds-499-more-noncitizens-registered-to-vote\/\" title=\"Ohio SOS Review Finds 499 More Noncitizens Registered To Vote\">absentee voting begins<\/a>, this\u200c ruling underscores the ongoing \u200bdebate over voter ID regulations in \u200dNorth Carolina.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Republicans score election litigation win in North Carolina<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1771411\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; UNC Mobile One Card, a digital photo identification on the Chapel Hill campus of the University of North Carolina, will not be valid in North Carolina&rsquo;s elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>A temporary injunction was granted Friday afternoon by the North Carolina Court of Appeals, scoring a victory for Republicans at the state and national level against the State Board of Elections. The decision stays last week&rsquo;s order by Judge Keith Gregory in Wake County Superior Court.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Two battleground state wins for election integrity in one afternoon,&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChairmanWhatley\/status\/1839778281278640241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>wrote Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;on social media, referring also to a win in Michigan. &ldquo;This is just common sense. We refuse to give an inch when it comes to protecting Voter ID!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit was the seventh against the state board in 52 days when filed, four of which were in a three-week blitz by the Grand Old Party.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/appellate.nccourts.org\/orders.php?t=&amp;court=2&amp;id=440422&amp;pdf=1&amp;a=0&amp;docket=1&amp;dev=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">According to an affidavit filed in the case<\/a><\/strong>, a 22-year-old used two free apps from Apple &ndash; Superimpose+ and Walletsmith &ndash; to forge a digital ID for UNC Chapel Hill. While it took him less than an hour, he said now knowing how would make the process much quicker.<\/p>\n<p>State law,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/prod-static.gop.com\/media\/documents\/Verified_Complaint_FINAL_1726178364.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>says plaintiffs<\/strong><\/a>, only allows ID in physical form.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_ccc9ba8a-7748-11ef-b84e-f35729124d61.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Gregory in his ruling<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;had said for&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/onecard.unc.edu\/mobile-one-card\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Carolina students to get the mobile ID<\/strong><\/a>, a valid form of photo identification is needed.<\/p>\n<p>The state&rsquo;s voters have multiple options to include military or veterans photo ID card issued by the U.S. government; ID card with photo issued by the U.S. or North Carolina government for a public assistance program; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-election-board-faces-7th-lawsuit-in-52-days-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Carolina election board faces 7th lawsuit in 52 days - Washington Examiner\">tribal enrollment card<\/a> with photo issued by a tribe recognized by the state or federal government, which include the Cherokee-Eastern Band, Coharie, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi-Saponi, Sappony and Waccamaw Siouan.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/dl.ncsbe.gov\/Voter%20ID\/2024-Primary-Acceptable-Voter-Photo-IDs.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>there are 95 entities<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;with approved student or government-employee photo IDs, or both.<\/p>\n<p>Creating digital items, including through use of artificial intelligence, has been a subject of many polls this election cycle. A national poll from Elon University released in May&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_d1ac900a-124d-11ef-a5a2-03ea0c74b361.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>said more than 3 in 4 Americans fear<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;abuses of artificial intelligence will affect the 2024 presidential election, and many are not confident they can detect faked photos, videos or audio.<\/p>\n<p>The state board was split in its decision. Chairman Alan Hirsch, Jeff Carmon and Siobhan Millan, all Democrats, voted for the mobile ID use; Republicans Stacy Eggers and Kevin Lewis were opposed. The board was named as defendants, along with Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell; plaintiffs were the North Carolina Republican Party and the Republican National Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Absentee voting by mail is underway.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncsbe.gov\/voting\/upcoming-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Early in-person voting<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;begins Oct. 17 and Election Day is Nov. 5. The voter registration deadline is Oct. 11, though same-day registration is available. Absentee ballots can be requested through Oct. 29.<\/p>\n<p>Whatley,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChairmanWhatley\/status\/1839763357634834818\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>on the litigation win in Michigan<\/strong><\/a>, wrote, &ldquo;Clerks were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pennsylvania-gop-senate-race-too-close-to-call\/\" title=\"Pennsylvania GOP Senate Race Too Close To Call\">counting mail ballots<\/a> without proof of signature verification, opening the door to fraud. The @GOP sued. Result? Ballots will now only be counted after proof that signatures are verified &ndash; a key win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>North Carolina has&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vt.ncsbe.gov\/RegStat\/Results\/?date=09%2F21%2F2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>more than 7.6 million registered voters<\/strong><\/a>, according to State Board of Elections data through Saturday. It is among the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.archives.gov\/electoral-college\/allocation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>seven consensus battleground states<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-election-board-stalls-on-two-approves-constitution-party-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"North Carolina election board stalls on two, approves Constitution Party - Washington Examiner\">representing 93 electoral college votes<\/a>. The breakdown is Pennsylvania 19, North Carolina 16, Georgia 16, Michigan 15, Arizona 11, Wisconsin 10 and Nevada six.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1771411\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1771411\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republicans win election lawsuit in North Carolina; UNC Mobile ID invalid<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2347017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1496481317-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33764,32258,3756],"class_list":["post-2347015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-litigation","tag-north-carolina","tag-republicans"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/iStock-1496481317-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347015","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2347015"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2347015\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2347017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2347015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2347015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2347015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}