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In ''Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd.'' (2008), the Supreme Court analyzed Indiana's 2005 voter ID law against a facial challenge. The challengers did not present evidence of the hardships that would be created by voter ID, as other challengers to other voter ID laws have done (see ''Frank v. Walker'' [Wisconsin] and''Applewhite v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania''). The Supreme Court did not say that any voter ID law would automatically satisfy constitutional requirements.
In ''Crawford v. Marion County Election Bd.'' (2008), the Supreme Court analyzed Indiana's 2005 voter ID law against a facial challenge. The challengers did not present evidence of the hardships that would be created by voter ID, as other challengers to other voter ID laws have done (see ''Frank v. Walker'' [Wisconsin] and ''Applewhite v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania''). The Supreme Court did not say that any voter ID law would automatically satisfy constitutional requirements.
Next, some Democrats have supported voter ID, even photo voter ID. Illinois has a law dating back to 2005 requiring early voters to present photo ID. Rhode Island has a voter ID law that passed with Democratic support. [http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/rhode-island-primary-tests-new-voter-id-law/]. North Carolina Democrats proposed their own voter ID bill this year. [http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H253]
Next, some Democrats have supported voter ID, even photo voter ID. Illinois has a law dating back to 2005 requiring early voters to present photo ID. Rhode Island has a voter ID law that passed with Democratic support. [http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/11/rhode-island-primary-tests-new-voter-id-law/]. North Carolina Democrats proposed their own voter ID bill this year. [http://www.ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2013&BillID=H253]