CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A federal judge who will rule on whether Texas passed its voter ID law with the intent to discriminate has delayed the case until after the state’s legislative session ends.
U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos said in an order on April 3 that she’ll delay any ruling until after a hearing June 7. The Legislature adjourns May 29.
Last year, a federal court ruled that Texas’ law discriminates against poor and minority state residents, and ordered that people could vote without approved ID vote in November by signing an affidavit.
Gonzales Ramos is now deciding whether state lawmakers meant to discriminate when enacting the law in 2011, which would violate the Voting Rights Act.
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