Texas Voter Photo ID Law Gets GREEN LIGHT from Court of Appeals

[goldenequity]

Court Gives Texas Green Light On Voter ID Law
http://dailycaller.com/2017/09/06/court-gives-texas-green-light-on-voter-id-law/


A federal court passed a vote on a Texas voter identification law Tuesday which requires voters to present an accepted photo ID card.

In a two to one majority, a panel of the New Orleans-based 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
voted to allow Texas to use the revised voter ID measure — known as SB 5 —
for the upcoming November elections.
With this ruling, the court officially stayed a lower judge’s ruling barring Texas
from implementing a revised version of its voter identification law.

This vote puts an end to U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos’s prior order,
which allowed those without an accepted ID to vote
by signing a sworn declaration stating they have a reasonable barrier to obtaining one.

Circuit Judges Jerry Smith and Jennifer Walker Elrod said in a joint statement that the state made a compelling case for the ruling.

“The State has made a strong showing that it is likely to succeed on the merits,” Smith and Elrod said.
“SB 5 allows voters without qualifying photo ID to cast regular ballots by executing a declaration
that they face a reasonable impediment to obtaining qualifying photo ID.
This declaration is made under the penalty of perjury.”

The U.S. Department of Justice and President Donald Trump supported the ruling.

“We are pleased that the Fifth Circuit has stayed the injunction and allowed Texas
to proceed with its duly enacted voter identification laws,” Justice Department spokeswoman Lauren Ehrsam told Politico.
“Preserving the integrity of the ballot is vital to our democracy, and the Fifth Circuit’s order
allows Texas to continue to fulfill that duty as this case moves forward.”

[Swordsmyth]

Good.

[Swordsmyth]

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[TheCount]

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Let's see if I can figure this one out:



Supposedly there are a lot of people committing a felony by voting illegally.




This law will prevent them from doing that by making them pinkie-swear that they're not committing a felony.




If they lie on their pinkie-swear then they could be charged with... a lesser felony.






Trumpkin 1: I figured out how we can prevent all murders! We'll make everyone sign a contract promising that they won't murder anyone, and if they do murder someone, we've got them for breach of contract!

Trumpkin 2: https://m.popkey.co/adf0bd/V0OM3.gif

[Swordsmyth]

A U.S. appeals court on Friday allowed Texas to implement a law requiring photo identification at the ballot box, reversing a lower court decision that blocked the measure on the grounds it could be discriminatory against racial minorities.

In a 2-1 decision, a panel from the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the law, which was designed as a fix for previous voter ID legislation struck down for being discriminatory.

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton praised the decision.
"Safeguarding the integrity of our elections is essential to preserving our democracy," he said in a statement.
The state's original law in 2011 was considered one of the nation's strictest such measures and was subject to years of court challenges under the administration of former President Barack Obama. The law's opponents said it could have excluded up to 600,000 voters.
Facing pressure after years of court losses, Republican Governor Greg Abbott in June signed the new measure, which relaxed some photo identification requirements.
The 5th Circuit judges said the district court in August made a mistake when it halted the law, seeing it as being tainted by the earlier measure struck down by the courts.
The 5th Circuit panel said the new law fixed the flaws of the previous legislation and was an effective remedy.
Both laws listed authorized photo IDs needed for voting, including a driver's license, U.S. military ID, a U.S. passport and a Texas concealed handgun license.
The new law allows people who cannot produce an authorized photo ID to show other documentation, such as a utility bill or bank statement, and sign an affidavit stating they had a reasonable impediment in presenting an authorized photo ID.

More at: https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-appeals-court-upholds-texas-voter-id-law-232351796.html

[angelatc]

The new law allows people who cannot produce an authorized photo ID to show other documentation, such as a utility bill or bank statement, and sign an affidavit stating they had a reasonable impediment in presenting an authorized photo ID.

Being here illegally presents a reasonabe impediment. touche'

[Pauls' Revere]

Being here illegally presents a reasonabe impediment. touche'

Right, kinda proves the whole point for the law. I'd like to see the list of acceptable I.D. and a list of impediments. Wth does reasonable impediment mean anyway? My car broke down, I have a cold, my kid is sick, I work night shift, my alarm didn't go off...blah blah blah.

[Zippyjuan]

Right, kinda proves the whole point for the law. I'd like to see the list of acceptable I.D. and a list of impediments. Wth does reasonable impediment mean anyway? My car broke down, I have a cold, my kid is sick, I work night shift, my alarm didn't go off...blah blah blah.

Text of the bill if you want to read it. https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB5/id/1625211

The portion I believe you are interested in:


(3) a place for the voter to indicate one of the
following impediments:

(A) lack of transportation;
(B) lack of birth certificate or other documents needed to obtain the identification prescribed by Subsection (b)(1);
(C) work schedule;
(D) lost or stolen identification;
(E) disability or illness;
(F) family responsibilities; and
(G) the identification prescribed by Subsection (b)(1) has been applied for but not received;

[Pauls' Revere]

Text of the bill if you want to read it. https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB5/id/1625211

The portion I believe you are interested in:

So, basically anything that will get you outta jury duty.

[oyarde]

Text of the bill if you want to read it. https://legiscan.com/TX/text/SB5/id/1625211

The portion I believe you are interested in:

A) has no standing as far as I can see .Pretty much the same as F) and C) . About as valid as dog ate muh homework .

[oyarde]

The ID law has been on the books here for a long time .

[Zippyjuan]

A) has no standing as far as I can see .Pretty much the same as F) and C) . About as valid as dog ate muh homework .

The courts would not let their voter ID laws stand unless they had easier requirements than the original law.

[Swordsmyth]

A US District Court dismissed a lawsuit challenging Texas’ Voter ID law.
The dismissal stems from the Fifth Circuit’s decision in April that Senate Bill 5 was an “effective remedy” to the 2011 law which was challenged by the Obama administration.
“I’m proud of the successful fight my office waged to defend Texas’ voter ID law,” said (https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/ag-paxton-announces-final-victory-texas-voter-id-case) Paxton in a statement. “With this major legal victory, voter ID requirements remain in place going forward to prevent fraud and ensure that election results accurately reflect the will of Texas voters.”

More at: https://www.infowars.com/texas-wins-voter-id-lawsuit/