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NYT: Ain’t Looking Good for Voter ID Opponents

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

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Linda Greenhouse, from the Supreme Court, reports for the New York Times that the justices’ actions yesterday indicate they might uphold Indiana’s voter ID law, and further, make it more difficult for similar cases to be brought in the future. She writes:

The justices’ questioning indicated that a majority did not accept the challengers’ basic argument — that voter-impersonation fraud is not a problem, so requiring voters to produce government-issued photo identification at the polls is an unconstitutional burden on the right to vote.

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Previously:
Our Voter ID requirement archive

2 Responses to “NYT: Ain’t Looking Good for Voter ID Opponents”

  1. Jackie Says:

    When is the primary election being held for Indiana??? It would be nice if there was a map at least showing when each state is going to vote. Not only the ones who are voting on Super Tuesday???? Does that mean you don’t want the rest of us to vote???

  2. Jacob Soboroff Says:

    Jackie, click here for the primary & caucus schedule.

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