Barta defends Indiana's student-ID restriction
James BartaIndiana solicitor general
Barta defends the restriction as consistent with the identification requirements other voters face.
“Indiana's Senate Bill 10 provides that all students, staff and faculty at public universities must present the same types of IDs as other voters”
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Where this statement fits
Indiana defends excluding student IDs as voter identification; challengers say it burdens students
Indiana defends excluding student IDs from accepted voting identification as an evenhanded rule consistent with Supreme Court precedent. Count US IN and other challengers say it creates unjustified barriers for students. A district judge blocked the restriction, but the Seventh Circuit stayed that injunction pending appeal.
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Barta opens by invoking Crawford's approval of requiring voters to present identification issued by the state license branch or the federal government.
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He argues that the district court made four errors in enjoining the statute.
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Why this label?
Relative to the exclusion of student IDs, he defends applying the same identification requirements to university voters and other voters.
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