In a 4-2 decision issued yesterday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court vacated a lower court’s ruling that would have allowed the state’s controversial voter ID law to go into effect for this November’s elections.
The ruling, which sent the case back to the lower Commonwealth Court for further consideration, is not the end of the legal fight over Pennsylvania’s Voter ID laws, but the decision is being celebrated as an important step in the right direction.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling expressed concern that the state’s attempt to implement voter identification in such a short time frame raised serious questions about the bill’s impact on voters. Going forward, the case will likely deal more with the way Pennsylvania’s voter identification law is being implemented in the lead-up to the election than with the constitutionality of voter identification generally.
