HBO late night talk show host John Oliver tackles the election season by making fun of the voter ID laws during the 3rd season premiere of Last Week Tonight. Oliver calls voting fraud pointless and a "pretty stupid crime" because of the risks versus reward.
The fate of North Carolina's voter ID law may not be known for weeks after six-day trial. The law could affect the presidential election, with challengers say it discriminate against black and Latino voters.
A U.S. appeals court struck down a Texas law on Wednesday requiring voters to show authorized identification before casting ballots, saying the measure violated the U.S. Voting Rights Act through its "discriminatory effects."
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to review the legality of new Republican-backed voting restrictions in North Carolina that were part of a law opponents argued was aimed at making it harder for voters who tend to favor Democrats to cast ballots.
