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Judge halts Pa.'s tough new voter ID requirement

Pennsylvania Voter ID Law

A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania's divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect before Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a ploy to defeat President Barack Obama and other opponents who said it would prevent the elderly and minorities from voting.

Senh: Good riddance. The Republican lawmaker who made the comment that the ID requirement "is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania" should resign.

 

Six weeks before election, Pennsylvania voter ID law back in court

A judge will reconsider on Tuesday whether Pennsylvania's new voter-identification law unfairly burdens residents who must prove they are eligible to cast ballots in the November 6 presidential race.

 

Pennsylvania Supreme Court casts doubt on voter ID law

Voter Suppression

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court cast doubt Tuesday on whether that state can enforce its new photo ID law for the November election, as it told a trial judge to take a skeptical look at whether registered voters will be denied the right to cast a ballot.

 

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