Supreme Court upholds North Carolina’s new limits on voting

North Carolina can enforce new voting restrictions adopted by the state’s Republican leaders and opposed by civil rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court said Wednesday.

The justices lifted a lower court order by a 7-2 vote.

The state can end same-day registration for new voters and bar the counting of ballots cast in the wrong precinct, even if they involve statewide races.

A third provision of the law, which was not under challenge this week, will reduce the days for early voting from 17 to 10.