RALEIGH, N.C. (AP/WNCN) – The North Carolina House of Representatives overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of legislation implementing a voter photo identification mandate added to the state’s constitution in a recent referendum.
The vote to override the veto was 72-40. The North Carolina Senate voted Tuesday to override Cooper’s veto, 33-12.
The bill fills in details to carry out the constitutional amendment approved by voters in November requiring photo ID for in-person voting.
The legislation greatly expands the number of qualifying IDs and exceptions compared to legislation blocked earlier this decade.
Democratic legislators acknowledge voter ID rules are necessary because of the referendum but say details are being rushed and will prevent some minorities and poor people from voting.
