Texas' voter ID law is reinstated as November election nears
Texas’ voter identification law was back in force Tuesday in time for the November election as a federal appeals court lifted a lower court's injunction.
A federal judge struck down the law last week on the grounds that it violated the constitutional right to vote and discriminated against racial minorities.
The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday stayed last week’s ruling, emphasizing “the importance of maintaining the status quo on the eve of an election.”
Early voting in Texas is set to begin Oct. 20, and election day is Nov. 4.
The law tightens the rules for voting, requiring all registered voters to present photo identification to get regular ballots. It requires those who do not hold a driver's license to obtain a photo ID from the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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http://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-texas-voter-id-20141014-story.html
quite frequently, this country makes me sick.