Opinion ID: 171428
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 5

Heading: The district court's other justifications should be rejected

Text: Crawford clearly guides this court in concluding that the Albuquerque photo identification law is a valid method of preventing voter fraud. Although the district court presented a litany of reasons throughout its Burdick analysis for why this law is invalid, it is unnecessary to address them further other than to say that the City simply was not required to enact a provision that was metaphysically certain of eliminating all voter fraud in every conceivable in-person situation, any more than it was required to address (in advance) every situation imagined, no matter how remote. See Crawford, 472 F.3d at 954; Aplt. Br. at 43-47. The court deals in probabilities, not possibilities, which of course explains why evidence on such points is so helpful. None of the district court's concerns are sufficient to distinguish this case from the clear precedent set forth in Crawford. REVERSED.