Reply #42: Indiana's Primary First Major Test Of State's Controversial Voter Photo ID Law [View All]

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Bloomington, IN (AHN) - Indiana's May 6 Democratic presidential primary will be the first major test of the state's new controversial voter ID law that critics charge disproportionally affects registered voters who are minorities, poor, elderly or very young.

An associate professor of law and dean's fellow at the Indiana University School of Law-Indianapolis whose scholarship focuses on the law of democracy, particularly the Voting Rights Act, made some observations about what he expects to discover from the upcoming primary.

The large turnout expected for the primary will provide a good set of circumstances to evaluate the law's impact on voters, Indiana University election law expert Michael J. Pitts said in a statement released by Newswise.

"With Barak Obama's great support among African Americans and college students, we will have a better idea about how Indiana's voter identification law impacts elections," Pitts said.

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