Federal Appellate Court Reinstates Controversial Texas Voter ID Law
The controversial Texas law requiring that voters present an approved photo identification to cast a ballot was temporarily reinstated by a federal appellate court just days after a U.S. district judge struck down the measure as unconstitutional.
Tuesday’s ruling by a three-judge panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals permits Texas to enforce the law for the Nov. 4 elections.
Setting aside the substance of the law, the judges said it was too late to change the rules for this election cycle, given that early voting begins Oct. 20.
The threat of widespread disruptions from a last-minute change outweighs the possible harm to some voters, the panel concluded.
Texas has an estimated 13.6 million registered voters.
Critics of the voter ID law say it could prevent between 750,000 and 1.5 million mainly black and Hispanic people from casting ballots.
The NAACP said it will ask the U.S. Supreme Court for expedited review of the appellate ruling.
The Texas law requires a voter to produce any of seven different kinds of photo identification. The range of acceptable documents includes concealed handgun licenses, but not university student IDs.
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos struck down the voter ID law last week as an “unconstitutional barrier” to voting rights that would have a disparate impact on minorities.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott, who is also the Republican candidate for governor in next month’s election, asked the 5th Circuit Court to stay the enforcement of the district court’s decision.
Published in Latino Daily News
Source: http://www.hispanicallyspeakingnews.com/latino-daily-news/details/federal-appellate-court-reinstates-controversial-texas-voter-id-law/31329#When:17:47:25Z
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