Supreme Court to Hear Voter ID Case

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Source: Associated Press

The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to decide whether voter identification laws unfairly deter poor and minority Americans from voting, stepping into a contentious partisan issue in advance of the 2008 elections.

The justices will hear arguments early next year in a challenge to an Indiana law that requires voters to present photo ID before casting their ballots. The state has defended the law as a way to combat voter fraud.

The state Democratic party and civil rights groups complained that the law unfairly targets poor and minority voters, without any evidence that in-person voter fraud exists in Indiana.

Courts have upheld voter ID laws in Arizona and Michigan, but struck down Missouri's. In June, the Georgia Supreme Court threw out a challenge to that state's voter ID law but sidestepped a decision on whether the requirement was constitutional.



Read more: http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2007-09-25-voter-id_N.htm?csp=34

[rurallib]

1. Well, before Roberts and Alito this may have been good news.

[Jacobin]

2. Since the Supreme Court picks presidents now, its no big deal

:eyes:

[Justitia]

3. These Voter ID cases really, really disturb me! Any guesses as to how THIS supreme court will rule?

Ha - like we don't know already!

Back to Jim Crow laws at warp speed.

Shameful and disgusting.

[sonias]

4. I don't trust SCOTUS one bit it this ruling

It has been a partisan ruling in every lower court that has ruled on this and it will be partisan in this higher court as well.

I'm not looking forward to this at all.

Sonia

[dipsydoodle]

5. For the purpose of comparison

There are no identification requirements whatsoever in the UK other than maybe production of a polling number which is mailed to each eligible voter prior to an election. I usually manage to lose that anyway, give my address and everything is fine.

I would agree that such a law would unfairly target poor and minority voters.

[NashVegas]

6. In a State Where NO ONE HAS EVER Been Prosecuted for Voter Fraud

They need this law?

[Demeter]

7. K&R FOR Americans!

[onehandle]

8. Gee. I wonder how this will go? nt