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Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell signs voter photo ID bill

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The Republican governor of Virginia on Tuesday signed a law requiring that voters present photo identification in order to vote. Gov. Bob McDonnell said that HB 1337 was an effort to make elections “less subject to fraud,” but voting rights advocates claimed that the law would suppress the rights of…

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Judge: Pennsylvania voter ID law on hold until after election

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Pennsylvania Commonwealth Judge Robert Simpson ruled Tuesday that voters will not be required to show photo identification at the polls this November, but election officials may still ask. The judge’s ruling essentially extends the transition period for Pennsylvania’s tough voter ID law, letting officials ask for identification but prohibiting them…

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Pennsylvania attempts to salvage voter ID law by easing requirements

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Officials in Pennsylvania on Tuesday attempted to save the states’s voter photo ID law by easing restrictions just days before a court was poised to block the measure. Under the new guidelines, voters will no longer have to present two documents showing where they live to be issued a photo…

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