The 4th District Court of Appeals has struck down voter-ID restrictions in North Carolina, saying the measures were passed with "discriminatory intent." The court declared in its ruling that the legislation "targeted African Americans with almost surgical precision." The ruling reversed changes that North Carolina had made to early voting, out-of-precinct voting, preregistration, and same-day registration in 2013. The state can appeal the decision, but it is unlikely a new ruling would be made before the November election.
