On March 28, a North Carolina Superior Court issued an opinion in Carolina Success Initiative v Moore. The vote was 2-1. The majority ruled that the state constitution protects the right to register to vote for ex-felons who have been released from prison. The ruling will permit 70,000 persons to register. See this story. The North Carolina Constitution says “Elections shall be free and equal.” That is the same provision that recently struck down partisan gerrymanders in the state.
free-equal stuff from 1689 English Bill of Rights Act.
When did Brit/UK regime have registered electors ???
@az,
Does the “equal” provision in the NC Constitution mean that equal numbers of electors should choose their representative?
Let’s for arguments sake say that state’s may choose whether to have representational equality or electoral equality. Hasn’t North Carolina chosen electoral equality? It is the electoral event itself that must be equal, not some vague notion of the purpose of the election to provide representation.