Oh, nevermind.
Posted on 09/17/2009 12:14:59 PM PDT by NativeNewYorker
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 17 (UPI) -- An Indiana appeals court threw out the state's voter identification law Thursday, finding it violates the state constitution's equal protection clause. The law, one of the strictest in the country, requires voters to show government-issued photo ID before they can cast their ballots.
The three-judge panel said the law is unconstitutional because it does not apply to two groups of voters, the Indianapolis Star reported. Absentee voters are not required to file affidavits swearing to their identity, and residents of long-term care facilities do not have to show ID if their facility is a polling place.
While the court said the problems with the law could be fixed while keeping the ID requirement, Gov. Mitch Daniels angrily called the decision "an act of judicial arrogance." He predicted it would be overturned by the state Supreme Court.
The law was upheld last year by the U.S. Supreme Court. The League of Women Voters filed a new challenge in state court based on the "Equal Privileges and Immunities Clause" in the state constitution.
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It might be easier just to amend the law to keep the court out of our hair.
I f’ing give up on this Country...honestly WTF?
Huh? It applies to all voters in the State. Voting is something the feds have generally left to the states to define and set-up the process.
Maybe the rules for Absentee Voting haven’t been changed to reflect the statute yet.
Normally State Agencies process and policies lag Legislative action sometimes by years.
But you STILL have to show ID to get into a democrat-run town hall meeting, right?
There's yer appeal right thar. If the law can be fixed, there's no fundamental wrong, and so the court should have ruled that the law is in abeyance until it's brought into equal application.
Well, then they should.
and residents of long-term care facilities do not have to show ID if their facility is a polling place.
Why weren't they required even there? Indiana had either very cheap or free IDs for geezers. Whey my grandfather here in Ohio had to be hauled into the Department of Motor Vehicles to turn in his driver license (he was not happy about his daughters doing that), he immediately got a state picture ID to replace it. There might be some logistics problems to getting a state ID if they aren't well enough to travel but are sharp enough to vote, but those can be solved.
No common sense here! This is such a phony argument.
No ID, no proof; either amend the law appropriately or make everyone vote in person!
Since the US Supreme Court already signed off on the law, it should seen as vetted. The appeals court decision should just be ignored and the judges told they can go the supreme court if the appeals court judges don’t like it!
ok we close the two holes.
Sounds like this was more about protecting the absentee voter fraud loophole.
Absolutely STUPID!
Boy there’s some sloppy thinking...
Just who is making out the best in all this? The LAWYERS.
UPI, United Press International? Aren’t they out of business?
Oh, nevermind.
I agree with this, oddly enough.
We must have tighter absentee ballot qualifications- the ballot should be notarized some way, at least.
Eventually some state is going to get this right, and serve as a template for any conservative state who is ready to have honest voting.
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