Pennsylvania Loosens Voter ID Card Requirements
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Pennsylvania loosened its requirements for an alternative voter-identification card after the state Supreme Court questioned the ability of all residents to comply with a statute requiring photo ID to cast a ballot in the general election in November.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, ruling 4-2 on Sept. 18, ordered Commonwealth Court Judge Robert E. Simpson to consider whether all eligible voters will be able to obtain acceptable ID if the law is upheld. Simpson ruled Aug. 15 that the American Civil Liberties Union, which sued challenging the law, hadn’t proved the law would disenfranchise voters. The state high court asked Simpson to submit a supplemental opinion on the availability of alternate IDs by Oct. 2.