Mississippi's photo identification law will not be in effect for the upcoming presidential election. In the mean time, federal officials from the Department of Justice will review for it for discrimination.
Unlike Pennsylvania, where legislators passed the ID measure, Mississippi voters approved the identification requirement on a ballot initiative by a wide margin in November of 2011.
"We believe the process of implementation authorized by the Mississippi Legislature and the rules and regulations will show no discrimination against any citizen of Mississippi," said Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann.
The Department of Justice is investigating to determine if the new law violates the Voting Rights Act.
Read more here.
The bottom line is that poll workers can ask voters for ID but cannot deny their right to vote in November. The requirement will be postponed until after the election.
Read more here, here, here, and here.
Make sure you are registered to vote in November!
http://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/
In 2008, 6 million Americans did not vote because they did not know how to register or because they missed the registration deadline altogether. Let's make sure that does not happen this year.
And if you live in these states, make sure you have the proper ID.
