Veasey Goes After Voter ID

In this whirlwind of voting news, it can be hard to keep up.

Last Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which had established a formula determining which states would be required by Section 5 to “pre-clear” election changes before implementing them. Texas was one of nine states that had been included but now was off the hook.

The reaction in the state was swift: Within hours, Attorney General Greg Abbott announced that the state’s previously blocked voter ID law would immediately go into effect.