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Voter ID Laws Blocked in Wisconsin, Texas

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 13, 2014

The U.S. Supreme Court last Thursday blocked Wisconsin’s voter ID requirement, and though the order did not give a reason, three dissenters that would have allowed the law to take effect offered a hint, noting that “it is particularly troubling that absentee ballots have been sent out without any notation that proof of photo identification must be submitted.” Despite that oversight, state officials said they would not count absentee ballots unless they included copies of a valid ID. Also last week, a federal judge overturned a voter ID law in Texas, saying it had a disproportionate impact on minority voters and amounted to an “unconstitutional poll tax.” The ABA Journal has more.