A federal court on Thursday struck down a Texas law that would require voters to show photo identification to officials before casting their ballots in elections.
The three-judge panel said that the costs involved in obtaining an ID for voting would place the heaviest burden on poor Hispanics and African-Americans, The New York Times reported.
“Significantly, these burdens will fall most heavily on the poor,” the ruling from the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia stated. It added, “Poorer citizens, especially those working for hourly wages, will likely be less able to take time off work to travel to a [Department of Public Safety] office.”
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said he would appeal the decision in the Supreme Court.
“Today’s decision is wrong on the law and improperly prevents Texas from implementing the same type of ballot integrity safeguards that are employed by Georgia and Indiana—and were upheld by the Supreme Court,” said Abbott in a statement on his website.
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