Trial of Pa. voter ID law entering second week
People pass the signs telling of the requirement for voters to show an acceptable photo ID to vote as they head into the the Penndot Drivers License Center in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, file)
The constitutionality of Pennsylvania’s voter-identification law will get a second week of scrutiny as the trial judge hears allegations that it would disenfranchise large numbers of voters.
Lawyers for the plaintiffs plan to present more witnesses as the trial resumes Monday in state Commonwealth Court. The state is expected to put on its case later this week.
The 16-month-old law requires people to show certain forms of photo ID before their vote is counted. It has yet to be enforced.
Plaintiffs including the NAACP and the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters are seeking to overturn it. Their witnesses include experts on statistics, surveys and political communications, as well as individual voters.
State officials contend they’ve taken significant steps to ensure voters who lack acceptable photo IDs can easily obtain them.
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