Why you won’t need photo ID to vote in Texas in 2012

Today, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) refused to grant pre-clearance to the Texas Voter ID law approved by the Texas Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Rick Perry last spring. The law requires voters provide a valid government issued form of photo identification (driver's license, state issued voter identification card, U.S. passport, concealed weapon permit, military identification) in order to cast a ballot at the polls.