Pennsylvania's voter ID law isn't dead yet

And neither are similar laws in other states

Voter ID
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A Pennsylvania judge on Friday struck down the state's controversial voter ID law, saying that it placed an unreasonable burden on voters.

"Voting laws are designed to assure a free and fair election; the Voter ID Law does not further this goal," Judge Bernard L. McGinley wrote in his opinion. "Based on the foregoing, this Court declares the voter ID Law photo ID provisions and related implementation invalid."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.