BABE VOTE v. McGrane
Plaintiffs challenge laws prohibiting the use of student IDs for voting purposes. The district court granted the state’s motion to dismiss. The Idaho Supreme Court upheld the decision, finding that laws prohibiting the use of student IDs for voting purposes did not violate the state constitution.
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