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Part of situation: New Hampshire student ID voting dispute (2 clusters)

Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to bar student IDs for voting

Supreme Court New Hampshire voter ID laws student identification House Bill 323

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted an emergency request from New Hampshire, allowing the state to enforce a law that excludes student identification cards as valid photo ID for voting. The unsigned order, issued on October 22, pauses lower court injunctions that had previously limited the enforcement of the state’s identification guidance.

The law, House Bill 323, was signed by Governor Kelly Ayotte in April and took effect in June. It removed high school, college, and university ID cards from the list of documents expressly accepted to obtain a ballot. The dispute centered on whether election officials could use student IDs as supporting evidence under a state provision that allows voters to establish identity through alternative means.

U.S. District Judge Joseph Laplante had previously blocked a directive from Secretary of State David Scanlan that prevented officials from considering student IDs as identity evidence. The Supreme Court’s decision to stay these injunctions follows the Purcell principle, which suggests federal courts should avoid altering election rules close to an election. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter, arguing the lower court's order was a targeted measure to address misinformation rather than a change to the law.

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Coalition for Open Democracy · David Scanlan · Kelly Ayotte · New Hampshire · Supreme Court of the United States

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SCOTUS Ruling Gives GOP An Edge In Key Senate Race [theamericantribune.com]
Supreme Court lets New Hampshire bar student IDs at polls [canadanewsmedia.ca]
Supreme Court issues ruling on voter ID in New Hampshire. [www.investmentwatchblog.com]