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TexasTowelie

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Mon Sep 19, 2016, 07:39 AM Sep 2016

Missouri voters will now get a say in voter ID, but law could still be challenged in court

JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri Republicans may have muscled through a voter ID law on Wednesday, but their veto session victory could be relatively short-lived, if court rulings in other states are any indication.

Before any court challenges can be filed, however, voters will have their say. The vetoed law overridden by lawmakers this week is tied to a referendum on Nov. 8, when Missouri voters will be asked whether to amend the state constitution to require voter identification. If they approve, the law would go into effect in 2017.

At issue is whether requiring Missouri residents to present a photo identification before voting disenfranchises certain groups, including people of color, the elderly, the poor and students. Missouri Republicans, like their GOP counterparts in other states, argue that showing a photo ID is a common-sense way to prevent voter fraud.

Democrats say voter fraud isn’t a pervasive problem, and that voter ID legislation is merely a way to suppress minority voters who tend to support more liberal candidates. Recently, courts throughout the country have agreed.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/missouri-voters-will-now-get-a-say-in-voter-id/article_3489b3a5-62ac-5ef0-96f8-e2f7cdfae80e.html

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Missouri voters will now get a say in voter ID, but law could still be challenged in court (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2016 OP
There will be litigation on voter id and the state of Missouri will lose Gothmog Sep 2016 #1
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