Voter-Id

Federal Court Rules Texas Voter ID Law Intentionally Discriminatory Against Minorities

2017-04-11 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

A federal judge rules that Texas’s voter ID law, widely considered the strictest in the nation, was intentionally designed to discriminate against Black and Latino voters. The ruling finds “a pattern of conduct unexplainable on grounds other than the race factor” and marks the …

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Crawford v. Marion County: Supreme Court Upholds Strict Voter ID Laws Despite No Evidence of In-Person Fraud

2008-04-28 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 8/10

The Supreme Court upheld Indiana’s strict photo voter ID law in Crawford v. Marion County, ruling 6-3 that the state’s interest in preventing voter fraud and maintaining public confidence in elections justified the burden imposed on voters without qualifying identification. The decision …

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