And the wasted time and money fall on their shoulders, as well:
Existing television spots to educate voters about North Carolina's voting requirements are being canceled. One million informational posters and push cards going to community groups and others are outdated and most likely headed for the trash. Binders carefully created as elections bibles for each of the state's 2,700 precincts now must undergo a heavy edit.
Election officials are scrambling to comply with the ruling, in effect returning to the voting rules as they existed before August 2013. Other federal court decisions this year siding against North Carolina had already made it more difficult for voters to navigate the elections process. Some voters told The Associated Press this week the confusion is likely to grow.
Yes, all of that is unfortunate, but there are two (important) things to remember: 1) We wouldn't be in this mess if Republicans hadn't attempted to entrench their power by disenfranchising groups of potential voters based on the color of their skin, and 2) Protecting the Constitutional rights of citizens is paramount, and easily eclipses any administrative difficulties that may result from that protection. I've also seen the Carolina Journal "speculating" that, due to this court ruling, individual county boards of election could actually severely reduce the hours and locations for early voting. Make no mistake, that is not an "academic" observation, it's an attempt by Pope's minions to advise those county boards and make that happen. If you know any of those "lone" Democrats sitting on county BoE's, make sure they don't join the other two R's in reducing those hours and locations. If the vote is not unanimous, it has to be approved by the State Board before being enacted. Let's not make it easy for them.
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