Federal Judge Upholds Alabama Voter ID Law

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A federal judge in Alabama has thrown out a lawsuit against the state’s voter ID law, finding that the law doesn’t prevent anyone from voting because “nearly the entire population of registered voters in Alabama already possess a photo ID that can be used for voting.”

For those who don’t, obtaining a qualifying ID can be done “with little to no effort and no cost.”

In 2011, the Alabama legislature passed a photo ID requirement for both in-person and absentee voting. The law was enacted in an effort to strengthen voter confidence and to reduce the potential for voter fraud in the state.


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Federal Judge Upholds Alabama Voter ID Law | Southern Political Report

 

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A federal judge in Alabama has thrown out a lawsuit against the state’s voter ID law, finding that the law doesn’t prevent anyone from voting because “nearly the entire population of registered voters in Alabama already possess a photo ID that can be used for voting.”

For those who don’t, obtaining a qualifying ID can be done “with little to no effort and no cost.”

In 2011, the Alabama legislature passed a photo ID requirement for both in-person and absentee voting. The law was enacted in an effort to strengthen voter confidence and to reduce the potential for voter fraud in the state.


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Federal Judge Upholds Alabama Voter ID Law | Southern Political Report

That was a very good call by that judge. Lawsuits that offer proof (evidence?) of inequality of outcome and then expect that to serve as proof (evidence?) of inequality of opportunity should be rejected on that basis alone. This argument is similar to saying that speed limit laws are discriminatory because proof (evidence?) exists which shows more speeding tickets are issued to young male drivers.

 

[Thoreau72]

Papieren bitte.