Memphis challenges state voter ID law

8:02 PM, Aug 9, 2012   |    comments
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The city of Memphis is challenging Tennessee's voter ID law.

In a federal lawsuit, the city says the law requiring Tennessee voters to present state-issued photo IDs before they can cast a ballot is unconstitutional.

The city tried to convince a federal judge that photo IDs issued by the Memphis Public Library system could be used by voters as a form of ID.

But, two days before the primary election, a judge ruled the library IDs are not valid as voter IDs.