The city of Memphis filed a lawsuit after the state decided city library cards were not considered valid picture IDs. New state law requires voters to show a valid state or federal ID to cast a ballot. A court of appeals will decide if the law is valid, and whether library cards are acceptable. “There is just no evidence in this record that this condition, the requirement of a photo ID for these plaintiffs, is oppressive or impossible,” said Janet Kleinfelter, state attorney.
In contrast to the slow-walking and delayed decisions in cases that eventually and predictably upheld voter ID (or soon will), an expedited decision is expected by Tennessee’s Court of Appeals, where action is required to block voter ID implementation prior to November 6: