Texas Gov . Rick Perry released a statement soon after the Justice Department 's decision was announced , slamming it as `` yet another example of the Obama administration 's continuing and pervasive federal overreach . '' Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination to be president of the United States in 2012 and has been a leading contender since he announced his candidacy on June 1, said that if elected president, he The law requires people to show a photo ID at the polling place . The Justice Department says there is little evidence of `` in-person voter impersonation '' The department blocked a similar voter ID law in South Carolina in December .
Texas Gov . Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination to be president of the United States in 2012 and has been a leading contender since he announced his candidacy on June 1, said that if elected president, he The law requires people to show a photo ID at the polling place . The Justice Department says there is little evidence of `` in-person voter impersonation '' The department blocked a similar voter ID law in South Carolina in December .