A top Pennsylvania Republicans remark this weekend that the states new voter ID law would help Mitt Romney win the state has reignited a debate over whether the law is intended to curb fraud, as Republicans say, or to depress Democratic turnout, as Democrats charge.
The remark was made by Mike Turzai, the states House majority leader, when he spoke over the weekend to a meeting of the Republican State Committee and ticked off a number of recent conservative achievements by Pennsylvanias Republican-led legislature.
Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done, he said, according to a report on PoliticsPA.com, a Web site that covers political news.
Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Spurs Debate - NYTimes.com
The remark was made by Mike Turzai, the states House majority leader, when he spoke over the weekend to a meeting of the Republican State Committee and ticked off a number of recent conservative achievements by Pennsylvanias Republican-led legislature.
Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done, he said, according to a report on PoliticsPA.com, a Web site that covers political news.
Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law Spurs Debate - NYTimes.com