Controversial voter ID law goes before Pa. high court
| PHILADELPHIA
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court justices are hearing arguments over whether a new law requiring each聽voter聽to show valid photo identification poses an unnecessary threat to the right to vote.
The high court session began Thursday, 54 days before Pennsylvanians help decide who will be president.
The state's lawyers say lawmakers properly exercised their constitutional latitude to make election-related laws and that every registered聽voter, including those suing, will be able to cast a ballot.
But lawyers for the plaintiffs insist many registered聽voters聽don't know about the requirement, don't have a valid聽ID聽or will be unable to get one.
The high court is hearing the politically charged case with just six justices: three Democrats and three Republicans. A 3-3 deadlock would allow the law to stand.
