Iowa Secretary of State proposes Voter ID plan

Secretary of State Matt Schultz renewed his push Thursday for a law requiring voters to show identification before they can cast ballots at polling places, but critics say such a measure isn’t necessary and would lead to disenfranchisement.

Schultz made voter identification the key issue of his 2010 campaign and supported a similar bill last session that was approved 60-40 in the Republican-controlled House but never taken up in the Democratic Senate

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