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January 11, 2012

South Carolina to Sue Over Voter ID Challenge 
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As Republicans move on to the South Carolina primary, the state's
Republican Governor, Nikki Haley, has announced plans to sue the Obama
administration for blocking a recent law requiring voters to show photo
IDs at the polls. The Justice Department says the law violates the
Voting Rights Act, citing data showing minority voters were about 20
percent more likely to lack acceptable photo ID required at polling
places. On Tuesday, Haley said she would challenge the law as part of a
push-back against what she called the federal government's "war on South
Carolina," which she said has included the blocking of the state's new
immigration restrictions and a labor challenge to a Boeing assembly
plant.



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