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Minnesota High Court Sets July 17 Photo ID Hearing

The Associated Press — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 17:17:05 +0000

The Minnesota Supreme Court has set oral arguments for July 17 on a petition to remove a constitutional amendment from the November ballot that would require voters to present photo IDs at the polls.

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House Gives Voter ID Amendment Final Approval

The Associated Press — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 10:11:06 +0000

The Minnesota House has given its final approval to a constitutional amendment on November's ballot that will have Minnesotans decide if a government-issued photo ID should be required to vote.

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Minnesota House Passes Photo ID Amendment Proposal

The Associated Press — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:13:30 +0000

A proposal to make Minnesota voters show a photo ID at the polls is now halfway to a spot on the November ballot. The full Minnesota House passed the proposed constitutional amendment in a 72-62 vote after a nine-hour floor debate.

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Kiffmeyer Calls Photo ID Substitute Unacceptable

The Associated Press — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 18:03:55 +0000

State Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer is batting down an election integrity proposal from Secretary of State Mark Ritchie as an unacceptable substitute to a constitutional amendment on her proposed constitutional amendment to require voters to bring photo IDs to the polls.

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Voter ID in Minnesota Seen Widely Elsewhere

The Associated Press — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 23:53:52 +0000

A proposed constitutional amendment to require a photo ID for Minnesota voters is part of a surge of similar legislation nationwide.

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GOP Proposing Constitutional Amendment on Photo ID [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:58:32 +0000

We're just in the first week of the state legislative session and already Republican lawmakers are floating the idea of putting another constitutional amendment on the November ballot. The amendment would require voters to produce a photo ID.

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Minnesota House Passes Photo ID Requirement For Voting

Jim Maurice — Fri, 06 May 2011 10:16:14 +0000

The Minnesota House has passed a bill requiring voters to present a photo ID before they can cast a ballot. The GOP-sponsored bill passed 73-59 Thursday on a mostly party-line vote.

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Minnesota Senate Approves Photo ID For Voting

Jim Maurice — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 18:21:42 +0000

The Minnesota Senate has passed a bill requiring all Minnesotans to present a photo ID in order to vote. The bill passed Thursday on a vote of 37-26. Republicans who sponsored the bill say it will boost confidence in state elections after two recent statewide recounts.

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Former DFL Representative Larry Haws Talks About Photo I.D. Bill [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:12:02 +0000

This issue of requiring a photo I.D. to vote is gaining momentum at the State Legislature. It was the topic of a lot of discussion on WJON this (Tuesday) morning on "Two Cent Tuesday". One of the callers was former DFL Representative Larry Haws of St. Cloud. He says he believes it will pass and become law. And he says he has his feet "firmly planted on both sides of the issue".

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