Democrats & ACLU Challenge New Mo. Voter ID Law

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Officials in Missouri's two largest cities filed a lawsuit Monday to block a new state law requiring voters to show photo identification.

Under the law, voters starting this November will need a photo ID issued by either the state of federal government, such as a driver's license, to cast a regular ballot. Those lacking IDs can cast provisional ballots, which would count if their signatures matched those on file with election authorities.

Republican Gov. Matt Blunt has praised the new law as a way to build public trust in elections.

But the Democratic leaders in St. Louis and Kansas City who sued say the law violates a state constitutional provision against imposing costs on local governments without providing state funding. Their lawsuit seeks a permanent injunction blocking the law from being enforced and class-action status.

http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-voter-id,0,1773203.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines

ACLU To Challenge Missouri's Voter ID Law
http://www.thekansascitychannel.com/politics/9527815/detail.html?rss=kc1&psp=news

[nickinSTL]

1. build public trust in elections?

you don't do that by making it harder to vote...you do it by COUNTING ALL THE VOTES.

Of course, counting all the votes wouldn't favor Blunt's agenda, now would it?