NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - The Tennessee Supreme Court has heard arguments from the city of Memphis and its residents challenging the state's voter ID law.
Memphis and two of its residents sued the state of
Tennessee to force election officials to accept Memphis library cards as
identification at the polls. The state attorney general's office argued
during Wednesday's oral arguments the law requires either a
state-issued photo ID, federal identification or an ID issued from
another state.
Janet M. Kleinfelter, from the Attorney General's
office, also argued that the law was not so onerous that it would
deprive people of the right to vote.
But attorneys representing Memphis contend the law
makes it too difficult for some people to vote, including 650 people
have not had their votes counted in the last two elections because they
lacked the proper identification.
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