ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Lengthy debate is expected Tuesday when the Minnesota House takes up a constitutional amendment requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls.
The House Rules Committee passed the Republican-back amendment Monday on a party line vote. If the House and Senate pass the measure, voters would decide in November whether to amend the state constitution to add the requirement.
Republicans argue that a photo ID is needed to ensure the integrity of elections. But, Democrats say the requirement would disenfranchise voters who are mostly likely not to have such identification. Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a photo ID bill last year, leading the GOP to propose the amendment, which the Democratic governor could not veto.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press (http://bit.ly/GAzEhp ) says the House is expected to consider the measure Tuesday night.
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Information from: St. Paul Pioneer Press, http://www.twincities.com
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
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Add commentNo back door stuff
I'm fine with it on the ballot, as long as there's no back door stuff. Don't just ask whether or not we should have it, ask whether we want it for X millions of dollars. Same with Right to Work - no back door stuff. If there's going to be a vote on whether or not union members have to pay unions, have a vote that only includes current union members. In Wisconsin, they eliminated the unions based on votes of a couple dozen people in the legislature... in Minnesota, they're planning to have everyone vote. Both approaches are equally unfair, and Minnesota citizens won't stand for cheap tricks to try to get something passed.