Texas Mail Voter ID Law Gets Warm Reception at Fifth Circuit

Texas likely can make voters applying to vote by mail provide identification numbers that must match data maintained by the state, even if the system is prone to errors and leads to unwarranted ballot rejections, a federal appeals court signaled Tuesday.

During oral arguments, a panel on the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit indicated they will uphold the Texas law because it has material purpose in rooting out potential voter fraud.

“It may or may not be redundant, but it’s surely material to the question of whether someone is qualified, making sure you are who you say ...