This morning, the Supreme Court issued an order that allowed Texas to enforce its voter ID law in the upcoming elections. The order is not a final decision of the status of this law. In fact, there is an appeal pending in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals on the fate of the law, and that issue may never get to the Supreme Court. The issue before the court today was whether or not the law could be enforced while the appeals were pending.
The court order comes with no opinion, so we don't know the reasoning applied by the Supreme Court in making this ruling. Most likely, the justices did not want to order a change in election law less than three weeks before the November elections. The resulting chaos could have been overwhelming. Texas has been following the requirements of the voter ID law for the last two years, and the state is set up to carry out elections under those rules already.
In the last month, the Supreme Court has issued orders regarding voting in North Carolina, Wisconsin and a few other states. In general, the orders have prevented last minute changes and disruptions to the election laws.
It is nice to see that at least in the Supreme Court, some measure of common sense prevails.
The court order comes with no opinion, so we don't know the reasoning applied by the Supreme Court in making this ruling. Most likely, the justices did not want to order a change in election law less than three weeks before the November elections. The resulting chaos could have been overwhelming. Texas has been following the requirements of the voter ID law for the last two years, and the state is set up to carry out elections under those rules already.
In the last month, the Supreme Court has issued orders regarding voting in North Carolina, Wisconsin and a few other states. In general, the orders have prevented last minute changes and disruptions to the election laws.
It is nice to see that at least in the Supreme Court, some measure of common sense prevails.
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