Texas reaches deal on weaker voter ID rules for November

The state worked fast to soften the law before November's election, moving from requiring voters to show one of seven forms of suitable ID — a list that included concealed handgun permits, but not college IDs — to letting those without such an ID to sign an affidavit.

The joint proposal was the result of negotiations between Texas, the Justice Department and minority rights groups who sued over the 2011 law, which a federal appeals court said last month violated the federal Voting Rights Act.

North Dakota's voter identification requirements is on hold after a federal judge Monday sided with a group of American Indians who said the law unfairly burdens them.

Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, speculated this week that people without proper identification "are going to vote 10 times" during an interview on Fox News Channel's "The O'Reilly Factor."

The proposed Texas changes would require registered voters to, in addition to signing an affidavit, present a certified birth certificate, utility bill, bank statement, a paycheck or a government document.