Effects of the Texas voter id/suppression law

[Gothmog]

3. Satus Hearing next week in DC case on Texas voter id law

Here is a status hearing on Wednesday of next week in the Texas voter suppression/ID law. http://txredistricting.org/post/18951283096/texas-voter-id-returns-to-the-fore-next-week-with

Although DOJ hasn’t indicated its position, it’s likely we’ll know more before next Wednesday - or at least have a much better sense of where the department is.

So far, most observers are expecting that the department to reject the law.

The court also may make a decision at the status conference about a request by State Rep. Marc Veasey and other minority voters to intervene in the case. That decision had been put on hold pending DOJ’s preclearance determination since a decision by DOJ to preclear the law would moot the court case (a decision to preclear, unlike a decision not to preclear, is not challengeable).

I know that the Texas Democratic Party is looking for additional voters who will be adversly affected by this law to join into this case.