Michigan: state supreme court approves voter I.D. law
The Grand Rapids Press reports: A law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls is sparking mixed reaction from local officials.
The Michigan Supreme Court's decision Wednesday upholds a 1996 state law, renewed in 2005, which requires voters to show photo ID to get a ballot. If voters don't have ID, they can sign an affidavit swearing to their identity and then vote.
The law never took effect, however, because former Democratic Attorney General Frank Kelley said it violated the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, which guarantees the right to vote. Republicans in the state House last year asked the Supreme Court for an opinion on the law's constitutionality. ...
The Supreme Court vote followed party lines. -- Renewed voter ID law spurs mixed reaction - mlive.com