Just in time for the 2014 mid-terms...
Richmond, Va. (AP) — Virginia law will require all voters to have photo IDs beginning next year.
Gov. Bob McDonnell signed a bill Tuesday that his fellow Republicans
said was a safeguard against voter fraud. Democrats bitterly denounced
the legislation as a Jim Crow-era tactic to suppress the votes of the
elderly, minorities and the underprivileged.
The legislation provides for a free valid ID with the bearer’s photo to any registered voter who lacks one.
Along with signing the legislation, McDonnell issued an executive
order directing the State Board of Elections to start a public education
program to tell voters about the new requirement before the 2014
congressional and U.S. Senate elections.
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