Missouri Supreme Court Weighs Photo ID, Voter Registration Limits

Unlike the previous case, the state wants the Supreme Court to reverse a circuit court decision that said those restrictions were unconstitutional.

J. Michael Patton, who spoke for the state, stated that the parts in question are necessary to keep elections fair and orderly.

Patton remarked, “Elections need a lot of rules to be fair and honest, and there needs to be some kind of order in the democratic process.” “The challenged laws are very important for protecting the democratic process.”

Kristin Mulvey from the ACLU of Missouri claimed that the rules go against basic political expression.