The morning of the fourth day of trial, the court heard a reading in of deposition testimony offered by State Senator Wendy Davis in 2011 in Texas v. Holder, as well as an expert for the plaintiffs, and a state representative from Houston.
"The law is misguided if the effort is to reduce voter crimes because it imposes new limits on in-person voting, where we know crimes are rare, but does not impose them on mail ballots, where we know it is more common."
Testimony from a former Texas Director of Elections, the Director of plaintiff Texas League of Young Voters Education Fund, the Executive Director of Christian Assistance Ministry, and two individuals who face burdens under SB 14.
The court heard from one of the plaintiff’s experts, two more witnesses who did not have ID accepted under SB 14, and a social service worker who helps people obtain IDs.
Testimony from the afternoon witnesses in the Texas Photo ID case: Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, Professor Stephen Ansolabehere, U.S. Congressman Marc Veasey, and Elizabeth Gholar.
