Several advocacy organizations have after Governor Pat McCrory signed broad-based voting reform. Earlier today, leaders with the NAACP spoke out against the law. Reverend William Barber said it unfairly targets African-American voters.
鈥淭his anti voting rights bill trampled on the blood of our martyrs. Desecrates the graves of freedom fighters,鈥� Barber said. 鈥淎nd in the 21st century lines up with extreme racially driven philosophy of of inter-position and nullification promoted by past political figures like George Wallace and Strom Thurmond.鈥�
The ACLU and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice also filed a lawsuit.McCrory said the law will help bring integrity to elections.
