Now that Gov. Bob McDonnell has signed legislation that would change Virginia’s voting laws, the commonwealth might become the newest addition to the small but growing list of GOP-led states that require voters to present a photo ID to cast a ballot.
Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Tennessee are the only states that have strict photo-ID laws, meaning that voters must show photo ID at the polls.
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