Photo Identification law – Petition for hearing en banc

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7^th Circuit Court of Appeals

Case Name: Ruthelle Frank, et al., v. Scott Walker, et al. ; One Wisconsin Institute, Inc., et al v. Mark L. Thomsen, et al

Case No.: 16-3003; 16-3052; 16-3083; 16-3091

Officials: WOOD, Chief Judge, and POSNER, FLAUM, EASTERBROOK, KANNE, ROVNER, SYKES, and HAMILTON, Circuit Judges.*

Focus: Photo Identification law – Petition for hearing en banc

“Given the State’s representation that “initiation” of the IDPP means only that the voter must show up at a DMV with as much as he or she has, and that the State will not refuse to recognize the “initiation” of the process because a birth certificate, proof of citizenship, Social Security card, or other particular document is missing, we conclude that the urgency needed to justify an initial en banc hearing has not been shown. Our conclusion depends also on the State’s compliance with the district court’s second criterion, namely, that the State adequately inform the general public that those who enter the IDPP will promptly receive a credential for voting, un‐ less it is plain that they are not qualified. The Western District has the authority to monitor compliance with its injunction, and we trust that it will do so conscientiously between now and the November 2016 election”

Petition denied

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