Federal Judge Blocks North Dakota Voter ID Law

A federal judge in North Dakota has blocked the state’s voter identification law.

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland has issued a temporary restraining order.

He wrote that the state could easily fix the problem by letting voters file affidavits or declarations if they don’t have a valid ID.

The lawsuit was filed in January by seven members of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. They alleged that the state’s voter ID requirements “disproportionately burden and disenfranchise Native Americans.”