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7. The Missouri State Supreme Court ruled that a very similar law was a poll tax

Mon Jul 1, 2013, 12:08 PM

Jul 2013

Weinschenk v. State, 203 SW 3d 201 - Mo: Supreme Court 2006- The Missouri state Supreme Court held that a voter id law that required a birth certificate to vote was a poll tax http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16462019301480907426

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If You’re Poor and You Live in Texas, Your Right to Vote Has Been Taken Away [View all] kpete Jul 2013 OP

Wouldn't that then be a Poll Tax HockeyMom Jul 2013 #1

there's a simple compromise -- free, government-issued ids unblock Jul 2013 #3

Right, plus the inconvenience of where the offices are Jim Lane Jul 2013 #9

Uh oh. This sounds like a poll tax. ananda Jul 2013 #4

The salient points about the cost of ID gvstn Jul 2013 #5