GOP-led Minnesota Senate approves voter ID bill, though it’s unlikely to become law
May 6, 2021 | Minnesota
The Republican-led Minnesota Senate has narrowly approved a voter identification, but is expected to fail in the Democrat-controlled Senate.
The bill passed 34-32 Monday, according to Kare 11, a local NBC-TV news station.
The bill’s goal would require all Minnesota voters to present photo identification such as driver’s licenses at the polls before casting a ballot. It also calls for replacing the state’s same-day, voter-registration process with a provisional ballot system, which would set aside ballots from same-day registered voters or those without identification until their residence or identity can be verified, the TV station also reports. ..
(Excerpts from Just the News)
