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Indiana voter ID law challenged again
By Laura Misjak
Posted: June 20, 2008

A requirement for Indiana voters to show their photo ID at the polls isn’t only a hassle, it’s unconstitutional, the League of Women Voters of Indiana is arguing.

The league, taking its case to court, filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Secretary of State in Marion County Superior Court on Friday, less than two months after the U.S. Supreme Court voted 6-3 to allow the 2005 law to stand.


“This is a challenge under Indiana’s constitution. It has different language and is interpreted in different ways” than the federal laws that were considered by the Supreme Court, said Karen Celestino-Horseman, an attorney representing the league and a former Indianapolis City-County Council member.

Under the state’s Constitution, voters must be 18, residents of the state and U.S. citizens before they are allowed to cast a ballot. An amendment added in the 1800s requires voters to register, but there is no requirement to show a photo ID, Celestino-Horseman said.

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