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Seventh Circuit Reinstates Indiana Ban on Student IDs for Voting

The stay likely keeps the restriction in place for the May 5 primary during a fast appeal.

Overview

  • A three-judge Seventh Circuit panel granted a stay Monday, letting Indiana enforce Senate Bill 10 again during early voting.
  • That order pauses U.S. District Judge Richard Young’s ruling from last week, which found the law likely violates the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
  • The court said a written explanation will follow within two business days, which points to the rule staying in effect through the May 5 primary.
  • State lawyers say campus IDs are unreliable because designs differ by school and some lack expiration dates, so students now need another government-issued ID to vote.
  • Attorney General Todd Rokita praised the decision as a big win for election integrity, while the plaintiffs, including Count Us IN and Women4Change, said they will keep pressing the case.