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State Supreme Court Accepts Voter Photo ID
Appeal
by Brent Martin
Whether Missourians will have to display photo identification before casting a
ballot in November will be decided by the State Supreme Court. The court has
agreed to hear the case the first of October. Lawyers must file their paperwork
by next week. The court will hear the case October 4th. Attorney Thor Hearne
represents the sponsor of the law, Sen. Delbert Scott (R-Lowry City). Hearne's
counting on the Supreme Court to overturn a circuit judge's ruling that threw
the law out. The ruling though, by Cole County Circuit Judge Richard Callahan,
was broad, finding the requirement that voters display photo identification at
the polls violated the fundamental right to vote outlined in the state
constitution. Hearne rejects Callahan's reasons. He says the legislature made
provisions in the law to give away free IDs to the upwards of 200,000
Missourians who don't have one. The judge noted that many would have to pay for
documents needed to obtain the free IDs
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