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Gothmog

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4. I think that they need to add a poll tax count to the lawsuit

Reply to PDittie (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 26, 2013, 05:31 PM

Jun 2013

I think that the Texas voter id law is an illegal poll tax. The Missouri State Supreme Court ruled that a very similar law was a poll tax because the only way that one could get a "free" id is to pay for a birth certificate Weinschenk v. State, 203 SW 3d 201 - Mo: Supreme Court 2006- The Missouri state Supreme Court held that a voter id law that required a birth certificate to vote was a poll tax http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16462019301480907426

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First law suit attacking voter id under Section 2 has been filed [View all] Gothmog Jun 2013 OP

Well done PDittie Jun 2013 #1

I think that they need to add a poll tax count to the lawsuit Gothmog Jun 2013 #4

Additional coverage from the Houston Chronicle: TexasTowelie Jun 2013 #2

Good; no time to spare sonias Jun 2013 #3

Congressman files suit to stop Texas voter ID law sonias Jun 2013 #5

Um so glad we have lawyers who were on the case TxDemChem Jun 2013 #6

Kick LeftInTX Jun 2013 #7

Here's a little information: onestepforward Jun 2013 #8

Thx for the research LeftInTX Jun 2013 #9

Getting an ID is a VERY difficult obstacle even in large cities in Texas. northoftheborder Jun 2013 #10

Exactly sonias Jun 2013 #11

The DPS is not set up for the additional burden Gothmog Jun 2013 #12

Someone will sue under the theory that the voter id law is a poll tax Gothmog Jun 2013 #13