A federal judge has allowed a lawsuit against Senate Bill 747 to move forward, denying lawmakers' attempts to prevent the trial. The lawsuit, backed by civil rights groups, claims that the bill discriminates against young voters and infringes on their voting rights. Passed in 2023, SB 747 alters same-day registration laws, leading to potential voter disenfranchisement. Judge Thomas D. Schroeder found sufficient evidence of discriminatory motives behind SB 747. The plaintiffs are seeking remedies to invalidate the bill's provisions deemed intentionally discriminatory against young voters, and the trial is set for October.
The federal judge denied lawmakers' request to halt the trial in a lawsuit filed by civil rights groups asserting that SB 747 intentionally discriminates against young voters.
Judge Thomas D. Schroeder ruled the plaintiffs presented adequate evidence to advance to trial regarding the discriminatory intent behind SB 747.
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