Federal court strikes down replacement voter ID bill in Texas

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A federal court on Wednesday concluded Texas’ replacement voter identification bill is discriminatory and moved to block the law from being implemented.

“Consequently, the only appropriate remedy for SB 14’s discriminatory purpose or discriminatory result is an injunction against enforcement of the law and SB 5, which perpetuates SB 14’s discriminatory features,” the court wrote in its ruling.

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