Voter ID laws

Arkansas Requires Picture ID to Vote, Overriding Veto

Posted on 04/2/2013 by | General News | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Andrew DeMillo, The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Arkansas legislators passed a law Monday requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, overriding Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe’s veto of the bill, which he called an expensive solution to a non-existent problem. The Republican-led state House voted 52-45, largely along party lines, to complete an override that started in the GOP-controlled Senate on a 21-12 vote last week. Only a simple majority was needed in each chamber. Related: Can …

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Orders Review of Voter ID Access

Posted on 09/18/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Marc Levy of the Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Tuesday told a lower court judge to stop a tough new law requiring voters to show photo identification from taking effect in this year’s presidential election if he finds voters cannot get easy access to ID cards or if he thinks voters will be disenfranchised. The 4-2 decision by the state Supreme Court sends the case back to a Commonwealth Court judge who initially rejected …