US EditionEvery Senate Democrat Votes Down Photo ID Requirement for Voting
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Every Senate Democrat votes down photo ID requirement for voting
Not a single Senate Democrat voted to require photo identification for casting a ballot in American elections. Not one. The amendment, sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio, failed 52-47 on Thursday, falling short of the 60-vote threshold needed for adoption. The proposal was, by design, as simple as a piece of legislation can get: require voters to show photo ID when voting in person or by mail. No other provisions. No riders. No complexity to h…
Why did Senate Democrats block photo ID?
Senate Democrats defeat the photo ID amendment A Senate amendment that would have required voters to show photo identification when casting ballots was defeated after Senate Democrats voted down the measure. The amendment was sponsored by Sen. Jon Husted, Ohio’s former secretary of state, and…
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