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Pa. voter ID law struck down by state judge

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — A nearly 2-year-old requirement that almost all of Pennsylvania’s 8.2 million voters must show photo identification before casting a ballot was struck down Friday by a state judge, setting the stage for a courtroom showdown.

Judge Strikes Down Pa. Voter ID Law

Nazareth Patch

The law made it unnecessarily difficult to vote, the judge said. A state judge on Friday morning struck down the requirement that Pennsylvania voters show identification in order to vote. Judge Bernard L. McGinley said the law placed an unreasonable burden.