Supreme Court to hear Indiana voter registration case today

Indiana's strickest-in-the-nation voter registration law — one that requires requires anyone voting in person to present a current government photo ID — will be challenged in the United States Supreme Court today.

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Wed., Jan. 9, 2008 — U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the Indiana Democratic
Party v. Todd Rokita and William Crawford v. Marion County Election Board
cases.

America’s Exhibit Number One: an article in the Washington Times which
begins, "voter turnout among Democrats improved slightly last year in Indiana,
despite a new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls
..." It goes on to describe a University of Missouri report that found Indiana's
voter turnout increased about two percentage points, with the highest percentage
of Democrats. — Photo ID law didn't hurt turnout in Indiana By Stephen Dinan, November 27, 2007