If they win and succeed in convincing the judge that the new voter ID law is unconstitutional, that would likely give more than enough time to block voter ID from being used in next year’s general election - and possibly in the primary election, too. The NAACP wants to have the trial in February. Voters will also elect a new governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and more.ĭelays are common in federal courts - the lawsuit has already dragged on for five years the NAACP filed this lawsuit the day after the law passed in late 2018 - but with next year's presidential election fast approaching, opponents of voter ID are pushing to go to trial sooner rather than later. The arguments come as North Carolina once again figures to be a presidential swing state in 2024. So the longer a trial is delayed, the greater the chance that voter ID will be used in 2024 even if it's later ruled unconstitutional. The timing of the trial matters because of the impending 2024 elections.
