Nina Perales, a longtime advocate for the rights of Latinos, helped stop a Texas voter-identification law from going into effect for the November election.
The Texas Legislature passed SB-14 in 2011. It requires voters to identify themselves at the polls with one of five forms of government-issued identification. In contrast to current law, all acceptable forms of identification — such as a driver’s license, a passport or a gun permit — would include a photo. The voter-registration certificate, issued by county registrars, would be insufficient on its own to allow its holder to vote.
