http://www.electionlawcenter.com/uncategorized/virginia-governor-mcdonnell-signs-law-requiring-photo-id-for-voters/ Mon, 22 Dec 2014 14:18:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.37 http://www.electionlawcenter.com/uncategorized/virginia-governor-mcdonnell-signs-law-requiring-photo-id-for-voters/#comment-363 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 06:29:59 +0000 http://www.electionlawcenter.com/uncategorized/virginia-governor-mcdonnell-signs-law-requiring-photo-id-for-voters/#comment-363 If the Section 4(b) geographic coverage formula and/or Section 5 pre-clearance is declared unconstitutional in Shelby County v. Holder, then Virginia could enforce the new photo voter-ID law. Otherwise, if Section 4(b) and/or Section 5 were ruled constitutional as congruent and proportional to the redundant problem of racial discrimination in suffrage, then VA would obligated to seek administrative or judicial pre-clearance for the new statute.

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