U.s. District Court for the district of columbia rules South Carolina's voter ID law is unconstitutional. Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act bars state laws that deny or abrigate the right to vote on account of race or color. The effects prong of the law measures a state's proposed new voting law against the benchmark of the state's pre-existing law.
U.s. District Court for the district of columbia rules South Carolina's voter ID law is unconstitutional. Section 5 of the federal Voting Rights Act bars state laws that deny or abrigate the…