Ban on student IDs as voter IDs back in effect after appeal from Indiana Attorney General’s Office
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A ban on using student IDs as voter IDs in Indiana is back in effect after the state's Attorney General appealed a federal judge's preliminary injunction. The move may affect around 40,000 students statewide who will now need to use another form of government-issued ID to vote.
A state law banning the use of student IDs as voter IDs is once again in effect in Indiana after the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals granted the Indiana Attorney General's emergency motion. The ban had been paused for less than a week after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction, citing that the law imposed an undue burden on student voters. The move may affect at least 40,000 students statewide who will now need to use another form of government-issued ID, such as a driver's license, to vote. Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita stated that the ban is needed to prevent potential fraud and preserve public confidence in fair elections. Marion County Clerk Kate Sweeney Bell expressed disappointment, anticipating the ban to be in effect through the primary. Students who have already voted early using a student ID will have their votes counted.
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