Reuters: U.S.: Federal court blocks Texas voter ID law

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Federal court blocks Texas voter ID law Aug 28th 2012, 20:26 WASHINGTON | Tue Aug 28, 2012 4:26pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Federal court ruled on Tuesday that a controversial Texas voter identification law discriminates against black and Hispanic voters, effectively killing the law before it could take effect for the November 6 presidential election. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the ruling. The state law, passed by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature in 2011, required voters to present one of six forms of photo identification before casting ballots. In March, the Obama administration blocked the requirement using the 1965 Voting Rights Act, a federal law designed to protect the voting rights of minorities, primarily blacks in Southern states.

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