Monday, September 24, 2012

Election 2012: Federal court examines South Carolina voter ID laws

African American voters in Maryland. PHOTO/Rich Vary/NewsHour

South Carolina is in federal court arguing that its new law requiring people prove their identity at the polls won’t make voting so tough that it reduces turnout of African-Americans, Hispanics and other minorities.

A federal panel is to determine whether South Carolina’s voter identification law violates the Voting Rights Act by putting heavy burdens on minorities who don’t have the identification. Last December, the

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