Opinion of the Court
Mandatory Voter Identification Laws Are Constitutional
The following is excerpted from the summary of the majority opinion written by Justice Stevens, as prepared by the Court Reporter of Decisions: Under Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections (1966), even rationalrestrictions on the right to vote are invidious if they are unrelated to voterqualifications. However, “even handed restrictions protecting the “integrityand reliability of the electoral process itself satisfy Harper’s standard. — Andersonv. Celebrezze (1983). A State law’s burden on a political party, anindividual voter, or a discrete class of voters must be justified by relevantand legitimate state interests “sufficiently weighty to justify thelimitation. — Norman v….
