Zaac
Well-Known Member
By the end of July 2016, federal courts had ruled on five voter ID or registration cases in which restrictions had been challenged in five states: Ohio, Kansas, Texas, North Carolina and Wisconsin. While the Texas law was not overturned, the state was advised it needed to have alternative processes in place that were not discriminatory before the November 2016 election. A North Carolina law was overturned as "its provisions deliberately 'target African-Americans'... in an effort to depress black turnout at the polls." Parts of Wisconsin's voter ID laws were ruled to be unconstitutional, and it was advised to accept more forms of identification for the fall 2016 election cycle. On August 1, 2016 a federal judge ruled that North Dakota's restrictive law placed an undue burden on Native Americans, and alternative forms of ID had to be accepted for this election cycle.
http://www.cnn.com/2016/07/19/politics/voting-rights-supreme-court/
It's good to see that for once the federal courts recognize the intent of these laws and aren't afraid to strike them down.