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Supreme Court denies states’ request for proof of voter citizenship
The Supreme Court has declined to hear a case allowing states to require proof of citizenship for those applying to vote in federal elections, effectively upholding a lower court ruling against Kansas and Arizona.
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Voting-Rights Advocates Get Win at Supreme Court
Monday’s big election law news came from the Supreme Court’s penultimate decision of the term upholding Arizona’s congressional districts. But before handing down its last three decisions, the court made voting-rights advocates happy by deciding not to review a different election case... -
Breaking: #SCOTUS Denies Cert in Kobach, Renzi Cases. By Rick Hasen
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I find this to be a shame honestly, so long as the state offers a free state issued ID to anyone with the appropriate documents showing citizenship, Birth Certificate/Social Security Card, then they should be allowed to check that people can legally vote. It can't cost a lot to buy a couple of food trucks and turn them into roving Voter ID centers that can go into poor areas and make sure those people have the opportunity to get an ID.