Supreme Court says New Hampshire student IDs can’t be used to vote in November
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that student IDs cannot be used as a form of identification for voting in New Hampshire's upcoming midterm elections. The decision upholds a state law that removed student IDs from the list of acceptable voting documents.
Why it matters
This ruling impacts voting accessibility for young voters and highlights the ongoing legal battles over election integrity and identification requirements in the U.S.
WASHINGTON — In a win for Republicans, the Supreme Court said Thursday that student IDs cannot be used in New Hampshire for the midterm elections. The justices granted an emergency request filed by the state, which had the backing of the Republican National Committee. The ballot in New Hampshire includes a closely watched Senate race that could play a key role in deciding control of the chamber. Republican former Sen. John E. Sununu is pitted against Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas for the seat held by retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen. The brief court order said a federal judge should not have ordered a change in voting rules so close to the Nov. 3 election, citing existing precedent on that point. “Here, the District Court did not point to anything that would justify deviating from that principle,” the unsigned order said. Liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the sole dissenter.
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