Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses the N.C. Supreme Court’s oral arguments in cases dealing with voter identification and redistricting. Kokai offered these comments during the Oct. 7, 2022, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “Front Row with Marc Rotterman.”
Locke’s Mitch Kokai discusses N.C. Supreme Court arguments over voter ID, redistricting
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