HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state officials are once again trying to make it easier for registered voters to get a state-issued photo ID card just as new arguments are being raised in court over whether anyone could be denied the right to vote.
A Department of Transportation official testified Tuesday that the newly streamlined process was finalized last night in an effort to satisfy a week-old Supreme Court decision.
The Commonwealth Court hearing is the latest chapter in a legal challenge asking to halt the 6-month-old law requiring photo ID from each voter from taking effect in the Nov. 6 election.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs say registered voters are being turned away from state driver licensing centers without a photo ID. They cite burdensome requirements that are out of step with the law.