North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory is asking the United States Supreme Court to stay a ruling and reinstate North Carolina’s Voter ID law.

The law was struck down in a strongly worded decision from the United States Fouth Circuit Court of Appeals. The ruling said provisions of the Voter ID law – which also cut early voting days, eliminated preregistration for teenagers, same-day registration in early voting and out-of-precinct voting on Election Day – “target African Americans with almost surgical precision.”

The ruling immediately struck down the law immediately, even as many plans were approved with Election Day approaching in November.

McCrory wrote in a release announcing the request to US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts:

“Today we have asked Chief Justice John Roberts to stay the Fourth Circuit’s ruling and reinstate North Carolina’s Voter ID law. This common sense law was upheld by the U.S. District Court. Our Voter ID law has been cited as a model and other states are using similar laws without challenges.

“Allowing the Fourth Circuit’s ruling to stand creates confusion among voters and poll workers and it disregards our successful rollout of Voter ID in the 2016 primary elections. The Fourth Circuit’s ruling is just plain wrong and we cannot allow it to stand. We are confident that the Supreme Court will uphold our state’s law and reverse the Fourth Circuit.”

The released added that a formal petition asking the Supreme Court to hear the case would follow this request for a stay.

The Orange County Board of Elections is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to discuss a new early voting plan.

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