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Currie v. North Carolina

Case Information

Date Filed: August 12, 2013
State: North Carolina
Issues: Voter ID, Voter Supression, Voting Rights Act
Courts that Heard this Case: North Carolina Orange County Superior Court (Case 13-CV-001419)

Issue:

1. Do Voter ID requirements violate Article VI of the North Carolina Constitution?

2. Do the Photo ID costs violate Article I Section 10 of the North Carolina Constitution?

3. Do the Photo ID property requirements violate Article I Section 11 of the North Carolina Constitution?

4. Do Photo ID requirements impose burdens on classes of voters in violation of Article I Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution?

5. Do the Photo ID requirements create an undue burden on the right to vote in violation of Article 1 Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution?

6. Does the State purposefully discriminate against African-American voters in violation Article 1 Section 19 of the North Carolina Constitution?

Status:

Complaint filed 8/12/13. Answer filed 11/14/13. Plaintiff's Motion for Judicial Conference filed 9/16/14. Order regarding Motion for Judgment on Pleadings filed 2/24/15. Defendants' Motion to Dismiss filed 6/30/15. Plaintiff's Motion to Amend and Motion for Temporary Stay until after primary election filed 7/2/15.

District Court Documents

• Complaint (filed 8/12/13)
• Motion to Designate as Exceptional Case (filed 8/13/13)
• Motion for Extension of Time to Answer (filed 8/30/13)
• Order Granting Extension of Time to Answer
• Amended Complaint (filed 10/8/13)
• Order Designating Case as Exceptional Case
• Answer (filed 11/14/13)
• Plaintiff's Motion for Judicial Conference (filed 9/16/14)
• Order regarding Parties' Motion for Judgment on Pleadings (filed 2/24/15)
• Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (filed 6/30/15)
• Plaintiff's Motion to Amend and Motion for Temporary Stay (filed 7/2/15)
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