A number of Pennsylvania residents and several nonprofit organizations have challenged Pennsylvania’s newly enacted voter ID law, alleging that its strict photo identification requirement infringes their fundamental right to vote guaranteed by the Pennsylvania Constitution. A hearing on the petition to block enforcement of the law is scheduled to begin in Commonwealth Court on July 25.

Battles over voter identification laws create fascinating political and legal theater, with the debate occurring at several different levels.

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