Foes did ‘the unthinkable’ in stopping the voting amendment
Voting amendment opponents carved out a solid victory at the polls on Tuesday that would have been nearly unthinkable just months ago.
Advocates of requiring citizens to show a photo ID to vote ended up losing a battle where they were substantially outfunded and outmanned, despite enjoying 80 percent public support for the measure in May 2011.
Now proponents — seemingly invincible for so long — have vowed to return to the Legislature to continue working on election changes like the voting amendment, but it’s unlikely they’ll get far.
Democrats took back both the House and Senate, denying the partisan Republican-backed measure a legislative route.
