But in their ruling the three judges wrote that the state's "proffered interest in smooth election administration" was not sufficiently weighty to justify the voting regulation.
But the list of states that do not exclude them surprised many of the politicians who scurried this morning to check the complex voting regulations with secretaries of state across the nation, now that drawn-out struggles for both parties' presidential nominations seem probable.
But the new voting regulations agreed by parliament during the stand-off, and the mass protests following the last poll, appear to have worked.
The so-called "ballot selfie" is testing the boundaries of modern voting regulations, the legal limits on social media and the First Amendment.
Selective voter identification requirements were among the provisions in the North Carolina bill, and were one of the most hotly contested voting regulations heading into the 2016 election.
The more that all of us can do to make clear why this election matters and to help students navigate barriers from their own frustration, insulation and cynicism to Byzantine registration and voting regulations, the more will show up at the polls.
In 2009, the Court sent Congress a signal, in a case called Northwest Austin Municipal Utility District v. Holder, that it needed to revisit the act's definition of which areas were covered by the requirement that they clear changes in voting regulations with the Justice Department.
Due to a change in voting regulations, the number of best picture nominees can vary year-to-year.
Under Hong Kong voting regulations, the winner in case of an electoral tie -- an admittedly rare occurrence -- is decided not by a runoff but by having each candidate draw a numbered Ping-Pong ball from a red velvet bag.
And the Supreme Court decision on Tuesday, which struck down a key part of the law, is certain to set off a series of skirmishes over voting regulations between the white Republicans who control Southern state legislatures and civil rights groups seeking to maximize black voter clout.
