Supreme Court rules New Hampshire can ban use of student IDs for midterm voters
October 22, 2026 / 7:53 PM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court has allowed New Hampshire to ban student IDs for voting in the midterm elections.
- The court blocked the use of student IDs as a backup method of identification.
- The decision invoked the 'Purcell principle,' stating lower federal courts should not alter election rules on the eve of an election.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing the Purcell principle did not apply.
- New Hampshire's Attorney General John Formella praised the ruling as a victory for election integrity.