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UPDATED 7:56 AM PT — Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018

North Carolina voters will now be required to show photo ID before casting their ballots at the polling station.

Republicans used their super-majority in the state’s general assembly this week to override a veto issued by Democrat Governor Roy Cooper. The decision immediately stirred outrage among left-wing activists, who jumped at the chance to make this an issue about race without offering any evidence.

“Stop backpedaling us toward the time when the black man had no rights — we are drifting back toward Jim Crow,” stated Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, President of the N.C. NAACP.

In response, the state’s Republican Party chairman slammed Governor Cooper and other Democrats for trying to paint voters as “racist” for wanting to secure elections in a state currently battling allegations of midterm fraud.

The constitutional amendment requiring photo ID to vote appeared on the ballot last month, and was approved by 55-percent of North Carolina voters.

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Acceptable forms of identification range from driver licenses, passports and military ID’s to tribal enrollment cards and college ID’s. Those who are unable to obtain a valid photo ID in time for elections are allowed to cast a provisional ballot after first signing an affidavit stating the reason for the exemption.

The idea of having voters prove their identity before casting a ballot is not new, in fact, 34 other states have some form of voter ID laws on the books. Despite this, the NAACP has announced plans to file a lawsuit challenging the requirements.