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Judge refuses to block PA voter ID law

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    Opponents vow to keep up the fight

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Opponents of Pennsylvania's photo ID voter -- are vowing to keep up the fight.

They took a hit today when a state judge refused to block the measure senior correspondent Eric Shawn tells us -- Voter ID upheld.

And that 78 page opinion a Pennsylvania -- a while judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the State's new voter ID law.

Judge Robert Simpson world photo ID is reasonable.

And if people don't have one he said they can always vote by provisional or absentee ballot.

Simpson wrote quote to vote in person everyone must present a photo ID that can be obtained for free.

It does not expressly disenfranchised.

Or burden and he qualified elector or group of electors.

The -- simply gives -- workers another tool to verify that the person voting is who they claim today.

This is an important victory because it is the first step in and a legal challenge in an important state in Pennsylvania.

-- we think the fact that -- judge affirmed our belief that the law is constitutional.

We'll help lay the ground work for -- according alone future future appeals.

The new law has ignited a political firestorm in the crucial swing state.

With the American Civil Liberties Union and other groups that filed the suit saying it will disenfranchise minorities and the elderly.

They promise to go to the State Supreme Court said one lawyer we are disappointed but we'll -- to appeal.

At trial we demonstrated that there are about a million registered voters who like the idea necessary to vote under Pennsylvania's photo ID law.

If the court's decision stands a lot of those people will not be able to vote in November are racist.

Including non citizens voting double voting of people voting who were not even registered.

Meanwhile the Justice Department is investigating the way state elections officials are administering the law to determine if it complies with federal statutes.

Brett.

Eric thank you to.

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