A federal judge blocked Indiana’s ban on using student IDs for voting, effectively allowing campus IDs to be used again in the near term. The injunction was issued ahead of Indiana’s primary elections in 2026.
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On April 14, a U.S. district judge temporarily blocked the enforcement of a 2025 Indiana law that removed student IDs from the list of eligible voter identification. The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young allows student IDs to be used as voter identification in the state’s May 5 primary. Governor Mike Braun (R) signed SB 10 into law last year. The legislation was passed along party lines in both the state House and state Senate.
news.ballotpedia.orgThe judge blocks indiana student id ban ruling landed like a sudden opening in a locked door for students who rely on campus IDs to vote. In Indiana, that door had been shut by Senate Bill 10, a 2025 law that removed student identification cards from the list of acceptable voter IDs. Now, after a …
www.el-balad.comA federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against Indiana's SB 10, ruling the ban on student IDs for voting likely burdens young voters' rights.
www.wfmd.comWhile Indiana argued the ban was necessary to protect election integrity, the court found no evidence that student IDs had ever posed a problem.
www.democracydocket.comA federal judge granted a preliminary injunction against Indiana's SB 10, ruling the ban on student IDs for voting likely burdens young voters' rights.
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