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ST. PAUL, Minn. - Republican lawmakers want their constituents to decide whether a photo ID is needed at the election polls.
Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer and Sen. Scott Newman are proposing a constitutional amendment that would require voters to produce a photo ID. If the proposal passes the Republican-controlled House and Senate, the question would be put to voters on the November ballot.
DFL Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a bill with a photo ID requirement last May. Dayton would have no way of blocking or changing a proposed constitutional amendment.
The Star Tribune says opponents of a photo ID requirement contend it could disenfranchise some voters.
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