Arkansas’ highest court has temporarily stayed a judge’s ruling striking down the state’s voter ID law and given both sides until Friday to make their case about whether the restriction should remain in place.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the state’s request to stay Pulaski County Judge Tim Fox’s decision voiding the new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. Fox ruled the restriction violated Arkansas’ constitution. Fox issued the ruling in a case that had focused on absentee ballot rules. Link for more.