A federal judge has blocked Indiana’s ban on using student IDs as voter identification, a decision that could impact thousands of voters ahead of upcoming elections.
In a ruling issued Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young granted a preliminary injunction halting enforcement of Senate Bill 10, a Republican-backed law that removed student IDs from the list of acceptable forms of identification at the polls.
What The Ruling Means For Indiana Voters
The decision allows student IDs to once again be used for voting while the case continues in court. For nearly two decades, Indiana accepted qualifying student IDs, but SB 10 changed that policy.
The court found that the law could place a burden on students and young voters, who are less likely to have other forms of identification such as driver’s licenses…