http://www.policymic.com/articles/59377/this-92-year-old-black-woman-is-suing-north-carolina-over-voter-id-laws
A 92-year-old African-American woman has sued North Carolina mere hours after Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed a controversial voter reform bill. Rosanell Eaton says that her constitutional rights have been violated because the law requires an individual to have a government-issued ID.North Carolina became one of 13 states to enact photo voter ID legislation since the 2010 election. In each case but one, a Republican governor signed the law into action, or a Republican-dominated legislature overturned a Democratic governor's veto. Some suggest that the law specifically targets minorities such as blacks and Hispanics, who are Democratically-inclined voters.In a system where the participation rate is already embarrassingly low, politicians shouldn't be making it harder for people to vote. But the system needs to also verify the identity of the voter.In order to present a solution to both needs, states with this legislation should have easily accessible programs that enable an individual like Eaton to acquire the necessary documents in an expedient and frugal manner.
the whole idea is to not make it easy, if it were your neighbor could take you to get registered, but it's designed to keep those with out documents that have lost them or family records lost or destroyed by those in charge of preserving them and have to means or proof that they are standing infront of and breathing to the ones who supply those documents.
it is what it is denial of rights to vote
The lawsuit, filed by the NAACP, states that Eaton will be "disenfranchised after voting for 70 years." While North Carolina does provide a free government-issued ID, Eaton's struggle extends beyond that. "Mrs. Eaton, who was born at home, has a current North Carolina driver's license, but the name on her certified birth certificate does not match the name on her driver's license or the name on her voter registration card," says the lawsuit. "Mrs. Eaton will incur substantial time and expense to correct her identification documents to match her voter registration record in order to meet the new requirements."
if the White family down the road for a few months loss all their id's in a fire they would only have to go to see Merle in the records office and have a new set by 2pm, Mrs. Eaton after 70 years however would have to produce proof. who would have more credibility a 70 year resident or a 6 month newbie? guess it depends on your heritage.
