Interestingly, North Carolina tables passing what

bill in the nation. They started pushing this masterpiece forward immediately after the Supreme Court ruling on the Voters' Rights Act, and it was set to sail through both state houses and be signed by the governor--today. Newly worried about what the Justice Department might do or just deciding to wait until the extraordinary national scrutiny this "worst of the worst" has drawn to die down before sneaking it through on a holiday weekend? Among other things,

State-issued photo ID would be required, but Local and state government worker photo IDs, college student photo IDs, public assistance photo ID (issued to nondriving elderly, for instance), and various others would not be accepted.

It 
Forbids counties from extending voting hours because of long lines. 
Outlaws certain types of voter registration drives.
Slaps tax penalties on parents out out-of-state student voters.
Drastically reduces early voting period (57% of NCs voted early last time).
Disenfranchises felons and "mentally incompetent" who could vote before.
Does away with same-day registration.
Ends pre-registration for 16- and 17-year-olds.
Authorizes vigilante poll "observers."

And more. 22 changes to current law, none of them protecting or promoting voter rights.

Excuse for doing this? Voter fraud. EXCEPT, analysis of the last 6 state elections found 2 cases of voter fraud. Two. Or as one observer pointed out, more people died from eating Pop-Rocks in that period.

BTW? Twice as many women as men do not have photo ID, but twice as many conservative men are hard-right as conservative women, who tend to be more moderate.