As early voting starts on Oct. 20, voters must show photo identification to cast their ballots after a federal appellate court, siding with the state of Texas in an appeal, put a hold on a finding that the state’s new voter ID law was unconstitutional and discriminatory.
“This is not a run-of-the-mill case; instead, it is a voting case decided on the eve of the election. The judgment below substantially disturbs the election process of the State of Texas just nine days before early voting begins. Thus, the value of preserving the status quo here is much higher than in most other contexts,” wrote the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit when ordering the stay of a U.S. district court’s judgment pending the state’s appeal. But plaintiffs on Oct. 15 asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Fifth Circuit’s stay. The high court could decide that matter after Texas Lawyer’s presstime.
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