US Tea Party "Justices" Uphold North Carolina's voting restrictions
WASHINGTON — For the second time in two weeks, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a state law restricting voters' access to the polls.
The latest ruling affects North Carolina, scene of a tight Senate race that could help decide which party wins control of that chamber for the final two years of President Obama's term.
The justices reversed a federal appeals court's decision that would have allowed same-day registration and counted votes cast mistakenly in the wrong precincts. Those were among several other procedures eliminated by the state Legislature last year in what critics called the most restrictive voting law in the nation.
Two justices — Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor — dissented from the decision. They wrote that the two voting restrictions "likely would not have survived federal preclearance" under the Voting Rights Act before a key section was struck down in a 5-4 decision by Chief Justice John Roberts last year.
The court's action could be influential in next month's election. Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan has a slim, 2-point lead over Republican challenger Thom Tillis, according to a new Suffolk University/USATODAY Poll of likely voters. Their race could determine control of the Senate.
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