"Judge halts Pa.'s strict new voter ID law" by CBS News

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Judge halts Pa.'s strict new voter ID law

by CBS News

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-250_162-57524290/judge-halts-pa.s-strict-new-voter-id-law/

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HARRISBURG, Pa. A judge postponed Pennsylvania's controversial voter identification requirement on Tuesday, ordering the state not to enforce it in this year's presidential election.


The decision by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson on the law requiring each voter to show a valid photo ID could be appealed to the state Supreme Court. The law could go into full effect next year, under Simpson's ruling.


However, Simpson based his decision on guidelines given to him days ago by the high court justices, and it could easily be the final word on the law just five weeks before the Nov. 6 election.


His ruling came after listening to two days of testimony about the state's eleventh-hour efforts to make it easier to get a valid photo ID. He also heard about long lines and ill-informed clerks at driver's license centers and identification requirements that made it hard for some registered voters to get a state-issued photo ID.

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[NYC_SKP]

1. OMG, this is the first time I've seen a positive outcome in a voter disinfranchisement issue.

I hope it sticks, cuz usually we get screwed and nothing changes.

[AlinPA]

2. Now we have to work on getting the state to stop the PR &TV ads that say you require an ID to vote.

[HopeHoops]

3. It's an excellent step, but it still has to go back to the PASC after the election.