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Indiana ID Law Struck Down
Produced by Michael Puente on Thursday, September 17, 2009
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The Indiana Court of Appeals has overturned a state law requiring Hoosier voters to show a photo identification before casting a ballot.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the law a little more than a year ago, prior to Indiana’s hotly contested Democratic presidential primary. Indiana lawmakers passed the law in 2005 as a way to prevent fraudulent voting.
Earlier this year, the League of Women Voters challenged the voter ID requirement again in state court. The league argued that the law goes against Indiana’s state constitution. The Indiana Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit, pushing it the court of appeals.
That court declared the law void because it regulates voters in a way that is not uniform or impartial. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels disagrees with the ruling. He says he expects the law to be sent back on appeal to the Indiana Supreme Court.
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