A judge had blocked the implementation of the law, but in May, the Arkansas Supreme Court stayed the ruling and allowed the law to be in impact while they thought of the case. In October 2018, the Supreme Court additional ruled that the law will remain in effect in the course of the 2018 midterm election. In November 2018 voters in two states, Arkansas and North Carolina, permitted ballot measures to amend the state structure to require photo voter identification. North Carolina’s law was struck down in 2021, although an attraction is likely.
ยง20A states that a county clerk might confirm the id and residence of a voter who fails to provide legitimate voter identification “via another means.” If the identification presented is insufficient to verify the elector’s identification and eligibility to vote or if the elector’s name does not seem within the precinct register, the elector might signal the …