Thursday, September 17, 2009  Court of Appeals Strikes Down
Indiana's Voter ID Law  Indiana Democrats have been at war with
Indiana's Voter ID law since the day it was enacted. It's a
simple requirement that a voter present a photo I.D. when they
appear in person at a polling place to cast their vote. The
federal courts affirmed the constitutionality of the law under
the U.S. Constitution. Today, a three-judge panel of the Indiana
Court of Appeals (all Democrats) decided the Indiana
Constitution imposes a higher standard on the uniformity of
election procedures than does the U.S. Constitution and struck
down Indiana's Voter I.D. law. The Court focused on the
differing requirements for persons who vote absentee as opposed
to those who vote in person:  We fail to see how the Voter I.D.
Law's exception of those residing in state licensed care
facilities, which happen to also be a polling place, would be a
uniform or impartial regulation. Furthermore, the Voter I.D. Law
treats in-person voters disparate from mail