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Three possibilities to counteract voter suppression laws, in order of viability 1. On the whole laws designed to prevent electoral fraud are legal only if the good outweighs the bad. This means it should be possible to challenge despite the precedent 2. 14th Amendment proportionally reduces Congressional representation for States which suppress the vote. Would be the most entertaining for sure 3. The fact that the ostensible intent is to prevent voter fraud is irrelevant; there is a clear intent and impact to disenfranchise protected classes of voters, which means such laws are subject to strict scrutiny review. So state governments would have to prove their laws are the least restrictive possible means of fulfilling a compelling government objective, which is blatantly impossible to demonstrate. 4. The several State constitutions may have useful clauses prohibiting voter suppression.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Nov 2013 22:21:57 +0000

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