[EL] South Carolina voter ID law upheld

[Rob Richie]

There are two sides to this story. Below are the first three paragraphs of
another story on the ruling
Rob Richie

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-10-10/south-carolina-voter-id-law-blocked-until-after-election

South Carolina’s law requiring voters to show photo identification at the
polls was blocked by federal judges in Washington for the Nov. 6 election,
the fourth time this year a court has rejected similar legislation.

A special panel of three federal judges in Washington today ruled that
South Carolina’s measure requiring that federal or state-issued photo ID be
presented at polling stations put an unreasonable burden on minority voters
in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The judges said the law may
be used in elections held after this year.

“Given the short time left before the 2012 elections, and given the
numerous steps necessary to properly implement the law -- particularly the
new “reasonable impediment” provision -- and ensure that the law would not
have discriminatory retrogressive effects on African-American voters in
2012, we do not grant pre-clearance for the 2012 elections,” U.S. Circuit
Judge Brett Kavanaugh said in the ruling.

On Wed, Oct 10, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Joe La Rue <joseph.e.larue at gmail.com>wrote:

> It will take effect in 2013.
> http://www.wmbfnews.com/story/19784995/south-carolina-voter-id;
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/10/south-carolina-voter-id-law_n_1954770.html
>
> Joe
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