The changes come as judges across the U.S. are blocking several Republican-controlled states from imposing stricter election rules this November. AUSTIN, TEXAS—Texas agreed Wednesday to weaken its voter ID law, which federal courts have said discriminated against minorities and the poor and left more than 600,000 registered voters potentially unable to cast a ballot. A court isn’t done considering whether Texas had the same motives, but for now, the state and U.S. Justice Department agreed on looser voter ID rules to get through this election year. North Carolina last week was found to have not only discriminated against minorities but passed tougher election rules with the intent on doing so. Donald Trump referenced the rulings Tuesday while reiterating his concerns that the presidential election will be “rigged” against him.

Source: thestar August 03, 2016 20:26 UTC