Federal appeals judge questions Indiana voter ID law challenge

JURIST - Paper Chase: Federal appeals judge questions Indiana voter ID law challenge:

"Judge Richard Posner of the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit expressed skepticism Wednesday that an Indiana law requiring voters to show ID cards at the polls would prevent some citizens from casting ballots. During oral arguments in a lawsuit challenging the Indiana law as disproportionately burdensome for the poor, elderly, minorities, and individuals who are handicapped, Posner identified the failure of the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana to find a single person who would be disenfranchised by the new law. Republicans say requiring ID cards at polls will prevent voter fraud, which Democrats dispute by pointing out that voters do not require ID cards to cast absentee ballots. Opponents also contend that the law will burden voters, particularly the elderly and the poor, who possess driver's licenses or passports in fewer numbers."