Supreme Court allows Arizona to require ID in November elections [View All]

[MonteSano]

The Supreme Court ruled Friday that Arizona may require voters to provide photo IDs or other identification when they cast their ballots next month.

The justices cautioned that they were not issuing a ruling on the constitutionality of Arizona's law. "As we have noted, the facts in these cases are hotly contested," the court said in an unsigned five-page order.

The ruling merely allows the Nov. 7 election to proceed with the photo ID law in place. Federal courts still will have to resolve a lawsuit contending that the law will disenfranchise numerous voters, particularly the elderly and minorities.


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