Viewing Tennessee's New Photo Identification Requirements for Voters Through Historical and National Lens
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: I.9.1 Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy 137 before their voter identification laws can go into effect.9 Lastly, Alabama passed a law requiring strict photo identification starting in 2014 and will also have to receive preclearance under the Voting Rights Act prior to the effective date.'o It is not merely state legislatures who are shaping voter identification requirements across the country, but also the executive branch, through the Department of Justice, and the judiciary.The Supreme Court recently provided guidance on the issue in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board when it held that an Indiana law requiring photo identification to vote was constitutional.Consequently, most states, including South Carolina and Texas, carefully crafted the language of their laws to conform to Indiana's constitutional model.1 2 Despite the deference to the Supreme Court's decision, the Department of Justice has denied preclearance to both South Carolina and Texas.' 3 As Texas' appeal reaches the courts, as "part 9 Horace Cooper, Justice Department Plays Fast and Loose with Facts and Constitution in Challenging Texas Voter ID Law, THE NATIONAL
Author: Daniel Sullivan
Institution: University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W92243826