Upheld district court’s dismissal of challenge to laws prohibiting the use of student IDs for voting purposes, finding the laws did not violate the state constitution
The court will decide whether its state constitution provides stronger protection for voters than the federal counterpart.
The level of judicial review can be the decisive factor in whether a law burdening the right to vote is upheld.
Laws curbing same-day registration and student ID use could stifle youth voter turnout.
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