Tuesday’s hearing in Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg is the latest chapter in a legal challenge to the 6-month-old law.
The state Supreme Court ordered the hearing and said the law can stand for the Nov. 6 election if the judge believes no registered voters will be prevented from casting a ballot. Otherwise, the high court says it should be halted.
The state’s lawyers insist that every eligible voter will be able to get a state-issued ID card, as promised in the law. But the law’s opponents say many people don’t have a photo ID valid under the law and are struggling to get the documentation they need for a state-issued photo ID.
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