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PA Judge Blocks Voter ID Law Just Days Before Election
Tuesday, October 2, 2012 16:34
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A Pennsylvania judge has blocked the enforcement of a Pennsylvania Voet ID law. this comes just 35 days before the November 6 elections.A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday blocked the state from enforcing its strict voter ID law before the presidential election, citing “disenfranchisement” concerns. The ruling in a vital battleground state comes five weeks before the election.
The ruling, which could still be appealed, followed two days of testimony about the state’s efforts to make it easier to get a valid photo ID, as well as possible hurdles for those seeking proper identification.
The challenge to the six-month-old law is one of several across the country to laws — largely backed by Republican legislators — requiring voters to show photo identification.
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