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Aria Branch

Aria C. Branch is a partner at Elias Law Group. Her work includes election litigation, voting rights, campaign finance and legal advice for candidates and political organizations.

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What DI has documented

DI has documented statements by Aria Branch on 2026 Midterm Elections, Education, and Election Security, among other topics. Read the quotations, original sources and related cases below.

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Statements by Aria Branch

Aria Branch

Role at the time: Counsel for Count US IN and fellow appellees; Elias Law Group partner

Condemned

Statement summary

Branch argues that student IDs serve the same identification function as other IDs Indiana accepts and should not be excluded.

“There's no reason why it alone needed to be banned.”
Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Count US IN v. Morales oral argumentNo. 26-1783; Barta opening argument 00:59-02:37; Branch on ID documents 18:10-19:06 and identity verification 34:16-36:56; full argument 42:05
Why we used this label

She expressly argues against banning student IDs, saying they serve the same identity-verification function as the other accepted forms.

Read statementIndiana defends excluding student IDs as voter identification; challengers say it burdens students

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