AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, NM v. Santillanes

KELLY, Circuit Judge.

Defendant-Appellant, the Albuquerque City Clerk (“City”), appeals from the district court’s judgment in favor of Plaintiffs-Appellees granting them declaratory and injunctive relief. In 2005, the City passed an amendment to its charter requiring voters in municipal elections to present photo identification at polling locations. On summary judgment, the district court held that the amendment violated the federal constitutional guarantee of equal protection. It then entered a final order declaring the amendment unconstitutional and enjoining the City and its agents from…