The Constitutionality of Requiring Photo Identification for Voting: An Analysis of Crawford v. Marion County Election Board

Whitaker, L. Paige

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Elections;    Voting;    Voting rights;    Constitution;    Election law;   

RP-ID  :  RS22882
RP-ID  :  RS22882_2008May19

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

In a splintered decision issued in April 2008, the Supreme Court upheld an Indiana statute requiring identification for voting, determining that lower courts had correctly decided that the evidence in the record was insufficient to support a facial attack on the constitutionality of the law. Written by Justice Stevens, the lead opinion in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board finds that the law imposes only "a limited burden on voters' rights," which is justified by state interests.