As the showdown between President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney takes shape before the November elections, the courts of battleground state Pennsylvania are battling over a controversial voter ID law. On Tuesday, the state’s highest court sent word to the lower Commonwealth Court to stop the divisive law from going ahead as planned. A decision of 4-2 by the state’s Supreme Court ruled that Judge Robert Simpson must prove that voters will not be disenfranchised as a result of the law by October 2.
The issue has caught the attention of the nation as a close presidential race could be swayed by states suddenly instituting voting laws, even though it has been proven that voter ID fraud is a nonissue.
Advancement Project Co-Director Penda Hair added, “Today’s decision by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is a big step in the right direction for the Commonwealth’s voters.”
If Judge Simpson and the Commonwealth Court cannot show strong evidence that the voter ID law is harmful to the democratic process, an injunction against the law could be enacted before the November elections. Hopefully this coming decision — should it be favorable to voters — will inspire a trend of due process for other states mired in such debate over voting rights laws.
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Pa. Supreme Court Returns Controversial Voter ID Law To Lower Courts For Review was originally published on newsone.com