POL 1133.009
Cristina Doty
Texas Politics and Society Spring 2015
QLP Paper
Texas Legislation Senate Bill 14
POL 1133.009
The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 14 in 2011 requiring voters to present a government issued photo identification. The U.S. Supreme Court ended any pending litigation with its decision in Shelby County v. Holder. As a result, people voting a person in all Texas elections can use the approved list of acceptable forms of identification:
•Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
•Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
•Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
•Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
•United States military identification …show more content…
One major issue is voter fraud. In Texas, with a large number of non-citizens who are illegally in this country may vote. The new ID requirements is to ensure that only citizens get to vote. A second issue is, following the 1993 law, Congress is to ensure that restrictions to register to vote are relaxed so that a bigger population is at the polls voting. The constitutional matter at the heart of this issue makes it difficult for the courts to sort out. The Supreme Court in a major ruling make news by siding with the states and their right to manage elections. States can sue to enforce their own registration rules. Again, the decision the Supreme Court made stated that “states do have the primary role in deciding who gets to vote, and that states wishing to enforce a voter ID requirement for registration”. (US News, 2011) “The states have a constitutional right to sue to obtain the clear authority to enforce their own voter registration requirement.” (US News, 2011) The issue to vote has long been at the forefront of American Politics. Starting with women and slaves, the US has work passed issues that at the time in history had tremendous controversy. One day, we too will look back at this issue with wonder as to the vast and battling opinions. The right to vote was established both in the US Constitution and state law. “In the absence of a specific federal law or constitutional provision, each state is …show more content…
So the topic is not adverse to the population sample. The student body is technologically savvy and advanced in thinking; based on the fact that they are attending a graduate school to better themselves in education for the positive effects in their lives. The mind set is not the majority of lower income working class that populates our city of San Antonio. There is a vast group of undocumented workers that represent our fair city. So, I believe the sample group needs to be outside the University to really get a true result. I would contact this survey with a diverse group of respondents from different level of income and education. Only then can you have a better base for the outcome of the question
Cristina Doty
Texas Politics and Society Spring 2015
QLP Paper
Texas Legislation Senate Bill 14
POL 1133.009
The Texas legislature passed Senate Bill 14 in 2011 requiring voters to present a government issued photo identification. The U.S. Supreme Court ended any pending litigation with its decision in Shelby County v. Holder. As a result, people voting a person in all Texas elections can use the approved list of acceptable forms of identification:
•Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
•Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
•Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
•Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
•United States military identification …show more content…
One major issue is voter fraud. In Texas, with a large number of non-citizens who are illegally in this country may vote. The new ID requirements is to ensure that only citizens get to vote. A second issue is, following the 1993 law, Congress is to ensure that restrictions to register to vote are relaxed so that a bigger population is at the polls voting. The constitutional matter at the heart of this issue makes it difficult for the courts to sort out. The Supreme Court in a major ruling make news by siding with the states and their right to manage elections. States can sue to enforce their own registration rules. Again, the decision the Supreme Court made stated that “states do have the primary role in deciding who gets to vote, and that states wishing to enforce a voter ID requirement for registration”. (US News, 2011) “The states have a constitutional right to sue to obtain the clear authority to enforce their own voter registration requirement.” (US News, 2011) The issue to vote has long been at the forefront of American Politics. Starting with women and slaves, the US has work passed issues that at the time in history had tremendous controversy. One day, we too will look back at this issue with wonder as to the vast and battling opinions. The right to vote was established both in the US Constitution and state law. “In the absence of a specific federal law or constitutional provision, each state is …show more content…
So the topic is not adverse to the population sample. The student body is technologically savvy and advanced in thinking; based on the fact that they are attending a graduate school to better themselves in education for the positive effects in their lives. The mind set is not the majority of lower income working class that populates our city of San Antonio. There is a vast group of undocumented workers that represent our fair city. So, I believe the sample group needs to be outside the University to really get a true result. I would contact this survey with a diverse group of respondents from different level of income and education. Only then can you have a better base for the outcome of the question