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Originally Posted by Americano
I wonder what this ruling will do to DHS efforts in establishing a national ID in the form of a uniform driver licenses program in a national database? While DHS was using the clout of threatening to withhold federal payments to states not in compliance, over a dozen states have engaged in legislation to stop the DHS effort, which has been put on hold until resolved by the courts. Maybe if O'Sullivan notices this thread he can opine on how far the SCOTUS ruling might go with regard to states rights in DHS ID requirement.
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I think the current decision will only open the doors to more litigation on the issue of ID requirements at voting polls.
Insofar as the DHS ID requirement, it is a collateral issue that the court was not presented, but I am sure that depending on the new string of litigations that will be coming, the DHS ID requirement will become an issue within the new litigation in some manners.
Where I think the issue will arise is where some states will pass laws requiring driver's licences as the main or only form of acceptable ID. Those kinds of laws will be more contentious than the Indiana case that was decided, given the Indiana law that was at issue provides for free voter IDs and also allows voters to submit provisional ballots at the polls which in turn will be counted once the voter validates his or her identification within several days after the polls close.