North Carolina candidate for Governor vows to sign voter ID bill

McCrory brought the crowd to its feet several times when he promised he
would sign bills passed by the Republican legislature that Perdue had
vetoed: a voter ID bill; and a measure making the state a party to a
legal challenge to the national health care law.  Article here.

Depending on timing, the next Governor may not need to sign the voter ID bill as the North Carolina legislature may soon be able to override the veto itself with an additional vote coming from a legislator that has been deployed overseas and unable to vote.  This story has more of the details:

One of the most controversial vetoes awaiting
consideration is a bill requiring voters to show identification at the
polls. Republicans say it’s needed to prevent fraud, but Democrats say
it will disenfranchise voters. Lewis, the elections committee chairman,
said he doesn’t have the three-fifths majority needed for an override
this week.

The count is expected to change when
Republican state Rep. Ric Killian of Charlotte returns from his Army
reserve duties in Afghanistan in March or April. With Killian’s vote,
Republicans can override the vetoes of the voter ID bill and legislation
that promotes shale-gas drilling through a process known as fracking,
said House GOP leader Paul “Skip” Stam.