Texas’s restrictive voter ID law was struck down on Wednesday
by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. In a 203-page opinion, the federal
court found the law to be in direct violation of the Voting Rights Act
because it discriminates against minorities. “This argument effectively
nullifies the protections of the Voting Rights Act by giving states a
free pass to enact needlessly burdensome laws with impermissible
racially discriminatory impacts,” the opinion states. The decision was
hailed as a significant win for Democrats, who have long argued that
voter ID laws disenfranchise minority voters. The Texas law was first
passed in 2011 by the state’s legislature. Republicans believe similar
legislation is necessary in order to curb voter fraud. |
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