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ID behind the ID by Karen Kay Leonard, LWVIN President
On Sept. 17, 2009, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Indiana's Voter ID law invalid, yet regulations still will require voters to show a photo ID at the polls on Nov. 3. Indiana's voter ID must be issued by the federal or Indiana government and must display a photo, a name reasonably corresponding to that in the poll book, and an expiration date. Granted, since this is the “off year” for elections, fewer voters than usual will be affected by this requirement, but that is no reason to ignore the hurdles one must pass in order to obtain such a document.