The federal trial over North Carolina’s new voting requirements began yesterday in Winston-Salem.
The key issue is the photo identification requirement passed by the North Carolina legislature that’s set to go into effect during the March primary. Republican leaders say the measure is designed to prevent voter fraud.
Opponents, including the state’s NAACP chapter, argue that the law effectively disenfranchises minority voters.
Host Frank Stasio talks with WUNC reporter Jorge Valencia about the latest.
