New Lawsuit Filed Against Alabama Government Photo ID Requirement

Thanks to Richard Winger of Ballot Access News for this post.

On December 2, two organizations that advocate for voting rights filed a lawsuit against Alabama’s requirement that voters at the polls must show certain kinds of Government photo-ID.

The case is Birmingham Ministries and NAACP v State of Alabama, Northern District, 2:15cv-2193.

The case was assigned to U.S. District Court Judge L. Scott Coogler, a Bush Jr. appointee.

CLAIMS

Count One: The Photo ID Law Violates Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (52 U.S.C. § 10301). The Photo ID Law and its implementation result in a substantial and disproportionate number of African-American and Latino voters.

Count Two: The Undefined Positively Identify Provision Violates Section 201 of the Voting Rights Act (52 U.S.C. § 10501). The Photo ID Law’s undefined Positively Identify Provision violates the prohibition on those tests or devices by requiring, as a prerequisite to voting, that otherwise eligible registered voters who lack the required photo ID prove their qualifications by the voucher of two election officials.

Count Three: The Photo ID Law Violates the Fourteenth Amendment (U.S. Const. amend. XIV, 42 U.S.C. § (1983). The Photo ID Law was purposefully enacted or operates to deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race or color.

Count Four: The Photo ID Law Violates the Fifteenth Amendment (U.S. Const. amend. XV, 42 U.S.C. § 1983). The Photo ID Law was purposefully enacted or operates to deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race or color.

CLICK HERE to read the 69 page (PDF) complaint.











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