R&D from Prepd: Voter ID Laws

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This R&D covers state voter ID laws.  Supporters of these laws contend that they deter voter fraud, while opponents argue that they are unconstitutional because they serve as a poll tax.  Poll taxes were outlawed by the Twenty-Fourth Amendment, which was ratified in 1964.  On Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Texas’s voter ID law to stand for the upcoming election, although it did not find that the law was constitutional.  Wisconsin had hoped to enforce a voter ID requirement for this year’s elections, but the Supreme Court blocked the enforcement of the law earlier this month.

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