AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A major election year in Texas has overshadowed an upcoming trial on the fate of the state's tough new voter ID law, with a judge set to determine whether it safeguards ballot integrity or discriminates against minorities by imposing a mandate that suppresses turnout.
Texas Voter Id Trial Begins As Elections Ramp Up
PAUL J. WEBER, Associated Press, El Paso Times
Mon, 09/01/2014 - 1:36pm
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