US Supreme Court Sides with Republicans on Rejecting Student IDs in New Hampshire Midterms
Voting rights advocates say directive would disenfranchise young and low-income voters, but Republicans say it’s needed to combat voter fraud
TL;DR
- The US Supreme Court has cleared the way for New Hampshire to ban student IDs as voter identification.
- The court sided with an RNC-backed appeal, citing a rule against altering election rules close to election day.
- New Hampshire previously removed student IDs from the list of acceptable voter identification.
- Voting rights advocates argue this will disenfranchise young voters, while Republicans claim it prevents voter fraud.
- Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, arguing the lower court was correct to block the directive.
- The dispute highlights the national debate over voter ID laws and their potential for voter disenfranchisement.