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Judge signals Pa. voter ID may be blocked
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Sep 27, 2012 09:07am |
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| Category | Legal Ruling |
| Author | Paula Reid |
| Media | TV News - Columbia Broadcasting System CBS News |
| News Date | Thursday, September 27, 2012 01:45:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A hearing on Pennsylvania's strict Voter ID law resumes Thursday in Harrisburg after the judge gave a strong indication on Tuesday that he may block at least part of the law.
"I'm giving you a heads-up," Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson told lawyers in the case. "I think it is a possibility that there could be an injunction here."
He asked lawyers to prepare arguments for Thursday not on whether he should grant an injunction, but on what kind of injunction he should impose. Lawyers had a day to prepare their argument because court did not meet on Wednesday.
If Judge Simpson finds that voters are unable to easily obtain required IDs or if some voters will be disenfranchised by the ID requirement, he must block the law from taking effect before the November's elections per an order from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. |
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