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Gothmog

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2. The Indiana law discussed in this case had opt out provision
Fri Feb 7, 2014, 07:48 PM
Feb 2014

The Indiana law discussed in Crawford is very different compared to the Texas voter id law. The Indiana law had an opt out provision that the Texas law lacks

IC 3-11.7-5-2.5(c)(2) provides

(c) If the voter executes an affidavit before the circuit court clerk or county election board, in the form prescribed by the commission, affirming under the penalties of perjury that:
(1) the voter is the same individual who:
(A) personally appeared before the precinct election board; and
(B) cast the provisional ballot on election day; and
(2) the voter:
(A) is:
(i) indigent; and
(ii) unable to obtain proof of identification without the payment of a fee; or
(B) has a religious objection to being photographed;
http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/2010/title3/ar11.7/ch5.html

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