Federal Appeals Court Backs Texas Mail-In Voter ID Law

Texas can require people applying to vote by mail to submit identification numbers that match state records, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals sided with the state in a legal battle brought by the Biden administration and several voting rights groups, Bloomberg News reported.

A three-judge panel found the ID match system is a valid way to prevent fraud and confirmed that it does not violate the Civil Rights Act. The court said the law is “obviously designed to confirm that every mail-in voter is indeed who he claims he is.”

Judge James Ho wrote the opinion, reversing a lower court decision from November 2023 that had struck down the number match requirement.

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The ID requirement is part of S.B. 1, a wide-ranging election law passed by Texas Republicans in 2021 in the wake of the 2020 election.

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Democrats and activists claim the law unfairly blocks eligible voters from casting ballots.

 

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