Hillary Clinton: NC Voter ID Bill 'Reads Like The Greatest Hits Of Voter Suppression'

[Triana]

Hillary Clinton denounced recent voter identification legislation in a speech at the American Bar Association's annual conference on Monday.

On the same day that North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory (R) signed a restrictive voter ID bill into law, Clinton criticized the Supreme Court decision that she believes "stripped out the pre-clearance formula that made the Voting Rights Act so effective."

She noted that Texas, Florida and North Carolina are states whose recent voter legislation has shifted the burden, slamming the North Carolina bill as one that "reads like the greatest hits of voter suppression."

"In the weeks since the ruling, we've seen an unseemly rush by previously covered jurisdictions to enact or enforce laws that will make it harder for millions of our fellow Americans to vote," Clinton said.

MORE...http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/12/hillary-clinton-nc-voter-id_n_3746321.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

[Little Star]

1. k&r