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This R&D covers state voter ID laws. Supporters of these laws contend that they deter voter fraud, while opponents argue that they are unconstitutional because they serve as a poll tax. Poll taxes were outlawed by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, which was ratified in 1964. On Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’s voter ID law to stand for the upcoming election, although it did not find that the law was constitutional. Wisconsin had hoped to enforce a voter ID requirement for this year’s elections, but the Supreme Court blocked the enforcement of the law earlier this month.
“Voter ID laws: A comprehensive report from the Government Accountability Office” via @JournoResource http://t.co/JmZ7p7VCCR
— PewResearch FactTank (@FactTank) October 21, 2014
Texas’ voter ID law is unconstitutional — but the Supreme Court is upholding it anyway. Why? http://t.co/VQOVsAGDUU pic.twitter.com/5t7mVcXVEj
— The Week (@TheWeek) October 21, 2014
The Supreme Court just approved what might be the strictest voter ID law in America: http://t.co/3ASeSGDi0c pic.twitter.com/dGTYG86Zxk
— Slate (@Slate) October 21, 2014
Supreme Court’s rulings on voter-ID laws aren’t final, and signal coming battles for the 2016 presidential election. http://t.co/RgPPjrK4j2
— Capital Journal (@WSJPolitics) October 20, 2014
Texas logic: A concealed handgun license will let you vote, but a student I.D. won’t http://t.co/QjNmw9yBuy http://t.co/QjNmw9yBuy
— The New Republic (@tnr) October 20, 2014
Ruth Bader Ginsburg pens scathing dissent on Texas voter ID law http://t.co/RDDEQBcRWh
— HuffPost Politics (@HuffPostPol) October 18, 2014
High court action on Texas ID law shows mixed record on voting rights http://t.co/bJf1qa69Qd
— L.A. Times National (@latimesnational) October 18, 2014
Studies suggest the overwhelming motivation behind voter ID laws is hyper-partisanship, not racism: http://t.co/whT7cuyOF5
— Slate (@Slate) October 15, 2014
5 reasons for giving up the voter-ID battle that conservatives can get behind: http://t.co/TlFu5hTnEU
— The New Republic (@tnr) October 14, 2014
SCOTUS allows Texas voter ID to stand: http://t.co/ApzPjcI2XY
— POLITICO (@politico) October 18, 2014
MORE: Ruling means some 600,000 voters in Texas, many of them black or Latino, could be turned away at polls: http://t.co/Od55vZ0tlf
— The Associated Press (@AP) October 18, 2014
Arkansas Supreme Court Strikes Down Voter ID Law, Saying It Exceeds State Constitution http://t.co/nuAT7XMlD6
— The New York Times (@nytimes) October 16, 2014