On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it would not reinstate a voter ID law in North Carolina and would not consider an appeal.

The photo ID requirement for voters is only one facet of the law, which also eliminated same-day registration, cut early voting hours and eliminated out-of-precinct voting and preregistration for high school students looking to vote in the upcoming election.

The 4^th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the law in mid-2016 as unconstitutional and discriminatory. Then-Gov. Pat McCrory pushed for an appeal with the Supreme Court, and legislators tweaked some provisions, but the court declined to reinstate the law during the November general election. Gov. Roy Cooper has since requested for the appeal to be withdrawn.

“Chief Justice John Roberts cautioned Monday in the two-page order that the rejection of the appeal is not a comment on the court’s view about the substance of the law,” according to an Associated Press report.

North Carolina Republicans took Roberts’ statement as a sign to continue pursuing an appeal on the 4^th Circuit decision, citing an effort to prevent voter fraud.

In a report conducted by the N.C. State Board of Elections and released in April, there were 508 cases of voter irregularities in the 2016 general election — 24 people voted twice, 41 were non-citizens, two impersonated another voter and the remaining 441 were felons whose voting rights had not been restored. The report states that only 0.01 percent of ballots were cast by ineligible voters. Only eight ballots were cast illegally in Beaufort County.

It’s important to remember that nothing about voter fraud is OK. Efforts to prevent against it are laudable. Voting and maintaining an honest voting system are what keep democracy alive and well.

However, in the case of this voter ID law, the drawbacks are outweighing the benefits. Voter fraud is still an uncommon occurrence in this state, and devoting so many resources to a court battle is not wise or efficient.

There are so many other, larger problems plaguing North Carolina: a declining education system; the lack of industry in eastern North Carolina; how immigration is handled in the state; a rising cost of living and no compensation for it. The list goes on and on.

It’s time for legislators to put the voter ID law to rest. Not doing so is a clear case of mismanagement.