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House Bill 127, filed by Rep. Harry Warren (R-Rowan), would make it a class 2 misdemeanor for voter registration drives to hand out registration forms. Voter registration drives, which are commonly held at political rallies, universities, and churches, assist residents with registering to vote by distributing the registration form and then delivering the completed form to the appropriate election officials.

“[W]e had an example of a mass shooting in Catawba County two days ago, and 11 people’s lives and their families’ are probably ruined, and here we sit talking about more guns. For the life of me, I don’t understand it.”

As federal lawmakers debate funding cuts and state Republicans follow suit, critics of the cuts worry it could leave the state without funding for critical services.