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Nature of Suit Code: 441
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Voting
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Date: 7/29/2016

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RALEIGH, N.C. – State Board of Elections Executive Director Kim Westbrook Strach today issued the following statement 

regarding the panel decision (https://s3.amazonaws.com/dl.ncsbe.gov/Training/NAACP%20v%20McCrory%E2%80%94Fourth%

20Circuit%20Opinion.pdf) of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit:

We encourage all voters to stay informed of developments over the coming weeks.

Our agency is carefully reviewing today’s decision from the Fourth Circuit. Absent alternative guidance from the 

courts, voters will not be asked to show photo identification this election. Early voting will run October 20 

through November 5, and same-day registration will be available at early voting sites. 

If voters do not appear at their assigned precinct within their county, their vote will still count for all eligible 

contests. However, to avoid voting a provisional ballot, we encourage voters to appear at their properlyassigned precinct on Election Day.

Counsel for the state are reviewing options on appeal. Regardless of the outcome, our agency will continue to 

educate voters and prepare elections officials ahead of November.

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elections process and campaign finance disclosure in North Carolina. The office of the State Board of Elections works in 

conjunction with County Board of Elections offices to ensure that elections are conducted lawfully and fairly.

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