“if it hurts a bunch of lazy blacks that wants the government to give them everything, so be it.” “the law is going to kick the Democrats in the butt.”
Don Yelton was a precinct chair in the Buncombe County, North Carolina Republican Party
He also denied that the law is racist during the course of an interview where he both used a particular racial slur that begins with the letter “n” Don Yelton was a precinct chair in the Buncombe County, North Carolina Republican Party
PROVISIONS of the Bill:
a strict voter ID requirement that bars citizens who don’t have a proper photo ID from casting a ballot. (10 percent of North Carolinians — 613,000 people, a third of whom are black and half of whom are registered Democrats — lack photo ID)
Eliminating same-day voter registration, which allowed residents to register at the polls. (more than 155,000 voters registered to vote at the polls in 2012)
Cutting early voting by a full week. (56 percent of North Carolinians voted early in 2012)
Increasing the influence of money in elections by raising the maximum campaign contribution to $5,000 (AND increasing the limit every two years.)
Making it easier for voter suppression groups like True The Vote to challenge any voter who they think may be ineligible by requiring that challengers simply be registered in the same county, (rather than the same precinct as those they challenge.)
Vastly increasing the number of “poll observers” and increasing what they’re permitted to do. (In 2012, ThinkProgress caught the Romney campaign training such poll observers using highly misleading information.)
Only permitting citizens to vote in their specific precinct, rather than casting a ballot in any nearby ward or election district. This can lead to widespread confusion, particularly in urban areas where many precincts can often be housed in the same building.
repealing a state directive that high schools conduct voter registration drives in order to boost turnout among young voters.
Prohibiting some types of paid voter registration drives, which tend to register poor and minority citizens.
Dismantling three state public financing programs, including the landmark program that funded judicial elections.
Weakening disclosure requirements for outside spending groups.
Preventing counties from extending polling hours in the event of long lines or other extraordinary circumstances and making it more difficult for them to accommodate elderly or disabled voters with satellite polling sites at nursing homes