Texas Voter ID Law Is Upheld
- 6 years ago
ON Friday, a U.S. appeals court allowed Texas to implement a law requiring photo identification at the ballot box. The ruling reverses a lower court decision that blocked the measure on the grounds it could be discriminatory against racial minorities.
In a 2-1 decision, a panel from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law. It was designed as a fix for previous voter ID legislation struck down for being discriminatory.
In a 2-1 decision, a panel from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law. It was designed as a fix for previous voter ID legislation struck down for being discriminatory.