Indiana to require photo voter ID The Indiana House has approved a bill that would require voters to show a government-issued photo identification card before they can cast a ballot.
The final bill passed along party lines with all 54 House Republicans supporting it and all 45 Democrats voting against it.
During a three-hour debate, Democrats accused Republicans of suppressing votes of minorities and said the strictest voter ID law in the nation would disenfranchise some residents who showed up to vote without government-issued picture identification.They would have to sign affidavits to cast provisional ballots that would not be counted until they showed photo ID at the county clerk's office, the Indianapolis Star said.
The Republican sponsor of the voter ID measure said the requirement would restore integrity in the electoral process.Democrats said the law already passed by the Senate was bad public policy and may mount a court challenge.
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