Talk:Harman v. Forssenius

crawford v marion county, voter ID
the article correctly cites the opinion as saying

"the poll tax is abolished absolutely as a prerequisite to voting, and no equivalent or milder substitute may be imposed."[2]

however, in crawford v marion county, the court did approve a milder substitute. crawford was a voter ID case. in order to vote, indiana residents first have to buy documents, such as a birth certificate, driver's license, or passport. it functions as a poll tax. no 24th amendment claim was before the court. the court split 3-3-3, with the prevaling opinion saying, well this time you didnt have enough evidence, but feel free to come back later when you have some. my guess is that as the court has gotten more conservative, plaintiffs will lose even if they have the evidence there were missing in crawford.

wikipedia is missing any followup to this case. i made similar remarks under the 24th amendment article.

robbin stewart 8/21 137.26.39.74 (talk) 23:46, 31 August 2021 (UTC)gtbearatgmaildotcom