Supreme Court sides with new Hampshire in student ID voting dispute

The Supreme Court issued a decision on Thursday allowing New Hampshire to block the use of student ID cards in the upcoming midterm elections, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson serving as the lone public dissenter. The majority cited longstanding precedent that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter election rules on the eve of an election, noting that the lower court failed to argue the specific case warranted an exception to that tradition.

The dispute stems from a New Hampshire law signed in April that removed student ID cards from the list of accepted forms of identification for ballot requests. A voting rights group sued the state, arguing the law illegally discriminated against young voters. While a district judge initially blocked state guidance that prohibited using student IDs as supporting evidence, the Supreme Court allowed the state’s position to stand for the upcoming election.

In her dissent, Justice Jackson argued that the proximity to an election should not prevent the proper application of the law. She wrote that she would not disturb a clearly justifiable federal-court order issued to ensure the public receives accurate information about a state’s electoral processes. The decision carries weight in New Hampshire, where several close races are scheduled for Election Day.

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