Kansas House ties primary to new voter ID requirement

[proud2BlibKansan]

By JOHN HANNA
Associated Press Writer
TOPEKA, Kan. _ Most voters would be required to show a driver's license or other photo identification at the polls starting in 2010 under a bill the Kansas House approved Friday.

House members tied the new voter ID rules to a proposal scheduling a presidential primary for the first Saturday in February 2012. The state would finance the election, rather than having the Democratic and Republican parties run caucuses at their own expense.

The bill passed, 74-49. It's a House substitute for a voter ID bill the Senate approved last year, and the final version of the legislation will be written by negotiators for the two chambers.

Republicans, who hold majorities in both houses, have been pushing for at least five years to require voters to show photo ID, either at the polls or when they register to vote. They argue such a measure will reduce election fraud.

more . . . http://www.kansascity.com/news/breaking_news/story/550619.html