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(Indiana) Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Voter ID Law
theindychannel.com ^ | 06/30/2010 | Staff

Posted on 06/30/2010 7:40:44 AM PDT by Abathar

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Supreme Court upheld Indiana's voter identification law in a 4-1 decision released Wednesday.

The state's highest court heard arguments in the case in March. At the time, they questioned why plaintiffs didn't list any victims of the 2005 law, though it had been in place through several election cycles.

In the majority opinion, the court ruled, in part, that "it is within the power of the Legislature to require voters to identify themselves at the polls using a photo ID."

The League of Women Voters had argued that the law violated the state constitution because it imposes a requirement on some voters but not all -- noting that absentee voters aren't required to prove their identity.

The state appeals court in 2009 threw out the law in a 3-0 decision. That ruling was vacated, and the ID requirement remained in place.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: aliens; elections; indiana; lping; statesrights; voterid
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To: TMA62
Woo Hoo!!!! I’m proud to be a Hoosier today

Do you know where the "Hoosier" label came from? Beck schooled me on that one.

21 posted on 06/30/2010 11:31:36 AM PDT by itsahoot (92 I think)
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To: Red Badger
Actually I’d like to see the Cowboys and the Colts meet in the Superbowl again!............

Me too, though this time if a Colt receiver catches a pass deflected by another Colt receiver it will be a LEGITIMATE catch since the rule has been changed.

22 posted on 06/30/2010 1:36:00 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; blueyon; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; ...
Thanks Abathar.
...in a 4-1 decision released Wednesday...the court ruled, in part, that "it is within the power of the Legislature to require voters to identify themselves at the polls using a photo ID." The League of Women Voters had argued that the law violated the state constitution because it imposes a requirement on some voters but not all -- noting that absentee voters aren't required to prove their identity.

23 posted on 06/30/2010 5:00:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv ("Fools learn from experience. I prefer to learn from the experience of others." -- Otto von Bismarck)
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To: Abathar

The federal courts have already ruled that the law is OK.


24 posted on 07/01/2010 3:18:22 AM PDT by Mr. Lucky
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