Cummings Lauds Federal Appeals Court Decision to Strike Down North Carolina Voter Suppression Laws

Washington, D.C. (July 29, 2016)—Today, Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, issued the following statement after a federal appeals court struck down a series of changes North Carolina made in 2013 to voter ID requirements, early voting, same-day registration, out-of-precinct voting, and preregistration:

“The court’s critical decision today documents how Republicans are using state voter suppression laws to target African Americans and other minorities to prevent them from exercising their Constitutional right to vote. This is not the only state where this is happening, and it is not the only place where Americans need to stand up and fight back against these tactics. All Americans should be outraged by these findings because they undermine the integrity of our democracy.”