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Source: theguardian.com

<p>Voting rights advocates say directive would disenfranchise young and low-income voters, but Republicans say it’s needed to combat voter fraud</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/oct/23/trump-florida-midterms-ramaswamy-latest-updates" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">US politics live – latest updates</a></p><p>The US supreme court has <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/26pdf/26a512_6j37.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">cleared the way</a> for New Hampshire to prohibit student IDs as a form of <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/08/california-prop-39-voter-id-law-billionaires" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">voter identification</a> ahead of November’s midterm elections.</p><p>In a <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/26pdf/26a512_6j37.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">brief unsigned order</a>, justices sided with a Republican National Committee (RNC)-backed appeal on the matter. They cited a longstanding rule that lower federal courts should not “alter election rules” too close to election day.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/supreme-court-student-ids-new-hampshire-midterms" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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