(AP) - Democrats and Republicans square off before the Supreme Court today over an Indiana law that requires voters to produce photo identification before they can cast a ballot.
The mainly Republican backers of the law, including the Bush administration, say state-produced photo ID is a prudent measure to cut down on vote fraud -- even though Indiana has never had a prosecution of the kind of fraud the law is supposed to prevent.
The opponents, mostly Democrats, say the law disproportionately affects poor, minority and elderly voters who tend to back Democrats.
Courts have upheld voter ID laws in Arizona, Georgia and Michigan, but struck down Missouri's. Today's case should be decided by late June, in time for the November elections.
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