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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota officials are asking a federal judge to lift his order that requires the state to allow voters without identification to cast a ballot by filing an affidavit.

In court documents filed Tuesday, the state argues the affidavits could lead to “thousands of unverifiable votes.”

U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland issued the order in 2016 and blocked the state’s voter identification law after it was challenged by a group of Native Americans. They allege the ID requirements violate the U.S. Voting Rights Act.

Before 2013, a voter could sign an affidavit attesting to their eligibility to vote but the Legislature removed that provision.

The new law would allow those who don’t have proper ID to cast a ballot that is set aside until the voter’s eligibility is confirmed.