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Friday, October 16, 2026
Courthouse News Service
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Disabled voters’ rights

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (CN) — A federal judge in North Carolina sided with a nonprofit challenging state laws that limit disabled citizens’ voting rights. Certain provisions limiting voters’ choice of assistant conflict with federal law.

Read the ruling here.

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