The Washington Times offers this editorial urging the Supreme Court to uphold the Indiana voter id law. A snippet: “Indiana’s voter ID law is no harsh regulation. It includes ample exceptions to the ID requirement, including waivers for those who object to being photographed on religious grounds and voters who are too poor to pay for a driver’s license. The state also issues free government identification cards for indigent non-drivers, and residents age 65 and older are eligible to vote via absentee ballot. These measures allow further flexibility and accommodations for voters with special needs.”
I would remind readers of a counterpoint I raised in my Washington Post oped: “Although the law allows someone to file an ‘indigency affidavit’ in lieu of producing ID, the process is burdensome. A poor voter in Gary, for example, would have to cast a provisional ballot at a polling place, then make a 30-minute car trip within 10 days to file an affidavit in the county seat. There’s no public transportation or government subsidy available to help the voter get there.”