Northwest Foundation of Washington: 

Asian American Advocates Disappointed in Supreme Court's Decision in the Indiana
Voter ID Case
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NAPALC on 28 April, 2008 04:00:00
 
Washington, D.C. – The Asian American Justice Center (AAJC) and its affiliates
– Asian Pacific American Legal Center, Asian Law Caucus and the Asian American
Institute – join voting rights and advocacy groups nationwide in their
disappointment in the United States Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the
constitutionality of the Indiana voter photo identification law. The decision
did, however, leave the door open to future challenges in Indiana and elsewhere
by otherwise eligible voters who are denied their right to vote based on onerous
and unconstitutional voter ID laws.    Studies have shown that there are
millions of eligible voters without the necessary IDs, including Asian
Americans, said Tuyet Le, executive director of the Asian American Institute. As
the dissent notes, Indiana’s law will sadly but predictably have its greatest
impact on voters who are poor, elderly, belong to racial minorities or have
disabilities. Asian Americans are among those who will be disproportionately...