Update below on the Pennsylvania photo ID bill.  If this becomes law, this is a big deal in making photo ID uniform across the country. 

A state Senate panel this morning tweaked a measure to require all voters to show photo identification at the polls.

The amended legislation now would allow for university ID cards and those issued by nursing-home-type facilities to be accepted, and would require more information from those seeking an absentee ballot. It passed the Senate State Governmental Committee on a 6-5 vote.

and: Today’s changes also would require those seeking an absentee ballot to provide either their driver’s license number or last four digits of their Social Security number on the request form to prove their identity, and would allow driver’s licenses that expired within a year to still be an accepted ID.

If the measure is approved by early next year, poll workers during the April primary would ask for photo identification, but those without would still be able to cast a ballot. The law would go into full effect for the November general election.

Full story here.