back and forth it goes...
SB 824 (2018)
On December 5 and December 6, 2018, the
North Carolina General Assembly voted to approve Senate Bill 824 (SB 824), which was designed to provide for types of voter identification that would be accepted at the polls.
[1] SB 824 was introduced in response to voter approval of the Voter ID Amendment, which required photo identification to vote.
[2]
On December 14, 2018,
Gov. Roy Cooper (D) vetoed SB 824, saying, "Requiring photo IDs for in-person voting is a solution in search of a problem." House Speaker
Tim Moore (R-111) responded, "We are disappointed that Gov. Cooper chose to ignore the will of the people and reject a commonsense election integrity measure that is common in most states, but the North Carolina House will override his veto as soon as possible."
[3]
The state Senate overrode Gov. Cooper's veto on December 18, 2018, in a vote of 33-12. Republicans, along with one Democrat, voted to override the veto, while the remaining Democrats voted against the override. The state House overrode the veto on December 19, 2018, in a vote of 72-40. Like in the state Senate, Republicans, along with one Democrat, voted to override the veto, while the remaining Democrats voted against the override.
[2]