Posted on 04/24/2014 4:46:15 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
An Arkansas judge struck down the state’s new voter ID law on Thursday, saying it violates the state constitution by adding a requirement that voters must meet before casting a ballot.
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox voided the measure in a lawsuit over the way absentee ballots are handled under the law. A separate lawsuit had been filed last week directly challenging the law, which requires voters to show photo identification before casting a ballot.
The law “is declared void and unenforceable,” Fox wrote in the ruling.
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you must have picture I.D. to get Obamacare....but not to vote????,...this judge is pathetic....at best!
If someone is too poor to get an id, how do they get welfare or food stamps. Can I walk into the local services place tell them my name is barrack Obama (note, I am a 61 year old blond female) and will they just hand me my card for free food? No ID necessary? Do these eternally poor people who cannot afford a license, just get things on their pinkie swear? Can I pinkie swear and get my welfare check for me and my 26 children? None of us have ID, but they are all mine, pinkie swear.
Hell - I just went out and took a peek and found this:
Article 3 mandates that all elections shall be fair and equal. No person shall be denied the right to vote. Any resident citizen over the age of 18 may register and vote. Electors are exempt from arrest while they are traveling to and from elections. Soldiers may not vote on the basis of being stationed in Arkansas, they must establish residency through other means.
It seems like maybe the knee-jerkers are out in force and ever ready to blow smoke w/o looking for facts first. It's getting to be a trait of far too many FReepers these days.
Disclaimer: I didn't search to see if any amendment overrides article 3, but it would be a fair bet that the article stands alone.
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