here in MD you have to present your ID to vote. I believe this is a good safeguard to make sure that the people voting are registered. As for people not being able to get an ID, My mother-in-law is 87 and she has had a state ID forever. Everyone can get an ID it doesn't cost much and it's good to have one. Suppose someone falls ill? or has a heart attack away from home? They can be identified and their family called because they have an ID

… I'm still trying to figure out why wou wouldn't have an ID…… you need one to drive, you need it to write checks, you need it for a credit card….you need it for a job………so why are you mad you have to show it to vote?

Rut-ro, Raggie! If voters have to start providing a photo ID, this spells DOOM for Democrats. I mean, really… how will all those dead people and illegal aliens vote if they have to produce an ID?

Anyone who cannot produce the documents to prove legal status should not be voting. Period. Voting is a PRIVILEGE, not a right. The process SHOULD be inconvenient, so that you'll stick it out and take your vote seriously. Anything in life that is too easily obtained won't hold much value and will be regarded in a frivolous manner.

What is the problem with showing ID to vote. This should have been a requirement all along. There are several things you are not allowed to do without some sort of ID like cash a check. What is the problem with this. I don't see any.

HILLARY WILL PREVAIL IN INDIANA!!!!

THESE ARE HARD WORKING PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHO HAS THE ANSWERS AND THE GUTS TO GET THE JOB DONE!!!!

HILLARY HAS BEEN AT THIS FOR YEARS AND WOULDN'T BE WHERE SHE IS IF NOT FOR HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION!!!!!
SHE GETS MY VOTE!!!

THERE IS ENOUGH TIME FOR THEM TO GET AN ID OR WHAT EVER THEY HAVE TO DO!!!!!

DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO PEOPLE AND VOTE FOR HILLARY!!!!!!

Just vote via absentee ballot, no need for a picture ID!!

Hey no need for polls EVERYONE VOTE ABSENTEE!

NO MORE EXIT POLLS!

YIPPIEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

Id requirements should Be needed, or people can come from any where register to vote and then vote illegally!

Anyone who claims this is some crazy burden on voters is crazy!! Anyone who lives in this country legally should have an I.D. You can't pay with a credit card or check most places if you don't have one. You also need one to fly so are we disenfranchising travelers. Give me a break!

Right on, Indiana.

Well, I guess the ruling will preclude the Clintons from digging up any graveyard votes.

I am tired of people saying if Obama win the nomination they are going to vote for McCain, What about Obama supporters what make people think if Hillary is nominated we will not do the the same thing,
Some people seem to think they have the monopoly on voting for others if they candidate is not nominater this is a two way street people

Reply to – Obama is not ready yet"

Yes he is not ready yet to lie, cheat and fool people with bogus experience and phony credentials. Let him wait until he has 35 years of experience. But will that really count if he is not fooling people during those years. I guess you are a good leader only if you can successfully fool people for a long period – 35 years and people still believe in you.

Go Liar-ry.

This voter ID law won't help Obama win the primary. Hillary win win in IND and maye in NC.

Good grief!! Need an ID to check out a movie at Blockbusters or to check out a book at the library. You liberals are a real scream!

Yes, photo IDs are necessary in modern America. No, you can't change the law this soon before an election.

Perhaps they can begin an ID photo drive to get people their proper ID. This can only be good……Mike ..your last comments is TOTALLY ASININE……..like a lot of YOU IDIOTIC HILLARY supporters…..SHE is a LIAr and a CHEAT………and You are just ignorant.

It is good that at least one court saw through another democrat plan to allow dishonest voting.

When I went to vote for my first time this primary season I was shocked that they didn't ask me for my ID or ANYTHING! I could have been anyone. Why doesn't the government simply furnish voters with an ID when they get registered? Your state issued identification could even have a symbol on it saying you're registered, like the pink organ donor sticker on many licenses. It also would make sense to prove you are in fact a citizen in order to register. At the moment, all you need to do is sign something promising you are. This all leaves way too much room error/fraud.
I'm for taking polling to the internet!

Obama '08

Everyone should have a Photo ID. That said. It is logic for preventing "Fraud" to ask for a photo ID. is common sense

well whats the problem? go get a photo ID.. in fact, how have they managed this far without one? Voting isnt the only thing that requires an ID…what the heck am i missing here..drivers licenses…state id's…just get with the program!!~geez

Why is this even an issue? No identification, no citizenship, no vote. You don't have i.d., you go get it, or you don't vote.

I thought that photo ID was a requirement for everyone who wanted to cast a ballot in every state.

It should be the law in every state to avoid voter fraud.

This is and always was a Republican ploy. It is funny we are worried about election fraud by an individual voting who is not eligible however we allow electronic voting machines to have no paper trail. There is way more evidence of manipulation of elections by voting machine manipulation than by ID fraud. I challenge anyone to document that there has been a significant number of cases to justify such a law. It is clearly designed to discriminate against those who might vote Democratic (poor, elderly, minorities).

Can Republicans just try to win fairly (No they know they can't win without deception, disenfranchisement and corruption).

If I were an Obama supporter I would not be bragging about his unlimited supply of money! I believe that is finally being looked into..

Very obvious what this ruling by the GOP controlled State of Indiana is set up to do. Disallow a large majority of common people from voting, plain and simple.

People how is this unfair? Go to anyother country in the world that has free elections and you will see that they need to prove who they are inorder to vote. This is just common sense.

I do know that the only common thing with common sense is not everyone has it.

They are Clinton supporters.

WHY ARE MY COMMENTS ALWAYS IN MODERATION AND THEN DELETED. I HAVE COME TO CALLING MYSELF "COMMENT IS AWAITING MODERATION"

WHAT KIND OF A BLOG IS THIS THAT DOES NOT FREELY PERMIT BEIGN COMMENTS… SUCH A HILLARY R. CLINTON 2009-2012

IS CNN PRO-OBAMA AND THUS WILL NOT ALLOWED CLINTON SUPPORTS TO TYPE THEIR TRUTH?

If you don't already have a state issued ID, too bad, so sad. Your fault for not being prepared if you intend to vote. Cheers to the court for agreeing that photo ID is 100% necessary.

The story is incomplete – it does not address when the ID requirement became law, how it was presented to Indiana voters and who filed the suit.

Why not ID, you need a photo id to open a bank account, get a drivers license, cash a check so why not vote!

Six business days before the primary – how can all those folks get a photo ID in time?

Yes, it's a good idea – but in 47 years of voting in Baltimore and upstate NY, I have rarely had to do anything but give my name and address verbally – often pointing them out myself on the the list of voters.

As noted above, being out-of-state in college I never had a photo ID. And 10 years ago my elderly blind mother never did either, until I insisted.

This time frame is ridiculous.

I live in Virginia and we have to show a picture ID to vote. It's never been a problem and it helps prevent fraud.

Ah, yes another thing that is ruled contitutional, even though it isn't. I hope everyone appreciates the fact that democrats will lose votes now. Remember everyone, we do not live in the golden city. There are poor people, elderly people who can't get around, legal immigrants who don't know they need to get a voter ID. I guess all men (women) are created equal (as long as they have the money for an ID card to vote for people who may not vote to make people buy IDs). I love hearing our founding fathers' graves being stompped upon.

I have no problems with the the laws requiring a photo id to vote but allowances need to be built in to protet the rights of poor or low income individuals and college students. Most college ids do not list an actual address and the students drivers license may be from out of state. States requiring thses ids need to have a low or no cost voter photo id.

This is because there were so many fraud before in caucus that Obama won. He cheated on every American people!

Shame on Obama!

OK..on a voting registration you need to state either your licsens # or the last 4 digits of your social security number….
A picture ID is not required

but if that is Indiana's law

folks in Indiana….get a photo ID at walmart

there is still time

good for indiana and the US!!

Score one for democracy

California and Texas should have had this in place in the Primary season. Clinton would have really hated that given her support among Latino's and elderly.

Lisa April 28th, 2008 11:35 am ET
"Well, should we the people have any doubt on who is really auditioning to run our country it is real clear politics, wright will be at the realm of america's choices so here's my challenge, cnn needs to stop with the glory of obama and start pulling our country back by the seams, and obama needs to drop out, and so does wright ( the nation os islam services are not needed in this united-states."

Lisa,

For the thousandth time, Barack Obama is NOT a Muslim! I am very confused on how people can derile Obama because of his Christian pastor, then also talk about Islam taking over the United States. If you need to go after religion, at least get your facts straight.

I am disgusted with how uninformed people are these days (or how willing people are to ignore the facts). Instead of IDs required before voting, I propose people take a quiz about government before voting. I talked to a woman who said she was a Republican because she was Pro-Choice. That is about as misinformed as you can get.

I believe the nominee will be whoever CNN wants. They are the one's who making the candidates look good one week and horrible the next. CNN must be on someone's payroll. I wonder will this be posted. hmmmmmmm

The comments on here are completely fascinating. Some people are so wrapped up in their candidate or hatred for the opposition, that they can't see things for what they are. The supposedly open, peaceful, uniting, educated, upscale Obama supporters actually write that Hillary is trying to get this to happen. They don't see that this is beneficial towards Obama. They just read something, see it as possibly negative and start playing the blame game. Rational thinking has gone completely out the window. It's always attack and tear down the opponent.

What is wrong with I.D. to prove you live in the state that you are voting in; most people have a drivers license or they can use a hydro or gas bill in their name with their I.D until official membership cards with a picture on it can be established in all states.

After all that is the democratic way, one vote per citizen…….

How many political supporters could easily flood the voting booths. There is nothing wrong with getting a picture taken of yourself when you go to register as a Republican a Democrat or an Independent.

Especially for the General Elections, they only happen every four years and so that picture should be good for four years and could also cover all over elections in that state…. EXCELLENT IDEA!

Mike, who are you to say anyone needs to wait to be President. Maybe you should read the Constitution and see what the qualifications are. NO one, and I mean NO one could ever be ready to be President. I want to know what makes someone ready, please? No, really. I want to know.

This is an outrage. This decision has just disenfranchised hundreds of minorities, senior citizens who no longer drive and many poor people who don't own a car and therefore don't have driver's licenses.

This is not Democracy. This is truly just another trick to depress the vote from minorities, senior citizens and poor people.

Anyone who agrees with this decision better read the Constitution and understand how un-American they are in their beliefs.

The People complaining really have nothing to complain about. This is perfectly reasonable and disenfrancises NO ONE!!! It does not take long to get a state ID. It took me less than 20 minutes to get mine here in PA.

Do not have one? Go get one. Everyone should have ID on them anyway.

dean April 28th, 2008 11:50 am ET

Another push towards a mandated National ID. Pure evil

This will become a common request from our armed government thug masters:

Paper's Please!

Wake up dean..it's called your Social Security number.

I don't see a problem, anyone driving, walking and a legal citizen should have a Picture I.D. anyway.

nothing crazy here. really, almost a non-story. when's CNN gonna get all 'growns up and all growns up' and give us REAL political material?

Stop your complaining about I.D. You ack like it was planed to hurt moniritys and elderly. Most your seniors have state I.D. And you knew the election was comming,so why did't you get ready for it?
I'm from Michigan and it was a proven fact that people cheat on voting. They vote for people that have been dead for ten years, People that live in homes and not mentaly able to vote. People that are laying in the hospital dieing and could care less about an election and it goes on and on. All I have to say is if Obama supporters are going to keep winning about everthing, that tells me you arn't so sure about your candidate being able to win. Maybe you should take a better look at him. As for Michigan loosing thier vote you could'nt be more wrong. The people of the state did not have a choice. i think the delegates should be taken away but not the vote of the people . I t is not a democracy when the vote of the people have been taken away. And please don't campare it to I.D. to vote. Thats as different as apples and oranges. So grow up and act like an adult.

This is actually not news in Indiana for this has been an issue for several years now, so I doubt it will make much of an impact on the presidential election. The unpopularity of this bill has been that is "supposedly" goes against lower-income people in the state who don't drive or have the money to pay for a driver's license, however the state does give out an ID card for free I believe, you just have to find enough pieces of identification to prove that you are who you are, before you get the card.

In hindsight, this may not help Obama, but nothing has ever been proven that this actually affects anything, so this is only spectalation. The state gives away IDs to anyone who wants one all the way up to and on Election Day.

If you want to get mad get mad at the Dems process of nominating someone.

THIS HAS TO CHANGE. IF NOTHING ELSE IT SHOULD SHOW THE HEADS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT THIS IS NOT A WAY TO NOMINATE SOMEONE. IT SEEMS THE POWERS THAT BE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY ARE UPSET AT THEIR OWN RULE, THEY ARE THE ONES THAT CAME UP THE STUPID RULE THAT YOU SPLIT THE DELEGATES. THE PEOPLE RUNNING DID NOT COME UP WITH THE IDEA. This would ALL be over and we would know who wins the nomination if it were like the GOP you win a state you get ALL delegates THEN BOTH PARTIES CAN GO AFTER THE OTHER, but instead they are telling one of them to drop out. THEY KNEW BACK WHEN BILL CLINTON RAN THE FIRST TIME THAT IT WAS NOT DECIDED TILL JUNE BUT THEY ARE REALLY PUSHING FOR HILLARY TO GET OUT NOW BECAUSE OF NEVATIVE ADVERTISING WHICH HAPPENS IN THIS PROCESS AND NOT JUST WITH DEMS BUT ALSO WITH THE GOP, MCCAIN WENT AFTER ROMNEY AND ROMNEY AFTER MCCAIN AND WHO REALLY BELIEVED ROMNEY WHEN HE BACKED MCCAIN? NOT ME, IT WAS JUST AN OBLIGATION TO THEIR PARTY. WHO IS GOING TO BELIEVE HILLARY IF SHE STEPS DOWN AND TELLS ALL OF US HOW GREAT OBAMA IS AND HE SHOULD BE THE NEXT PRESIDENT. I WON'T. AND WHO WILL BELIEVE OBAMA IF HE STEPS DOWN AND SAYS THE SAME ABOUT HILLARY? HIS SUPPORTERS WON'T. SO I WILL POINT MY FINGER TO THE HEADS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. ALL THIS NEGATIVE ADVERTISING WOULD NOT BE GOING ON THIS LONG IF THEY GOT RID OF THIS RIDICLIOUS RULE OF SPLITTING DELEGATES.

THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN DOWN THE LINE AND IT PROBABLY WILL. THEY NEED TO CHANGE THE NOMINATION PROCESS BEFORE IT HAPPENS. I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING PROBABLY NOT THEY ONLY LIKE US WHEN IT IS ELECTION TIME BUT I FOR ONE DO NOT WANT TO SEE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN.

CNN can dish out the dirt but they can't take it in.

No worries, Hillary says she has to leave in June anyway…to help her family back on the farm…you know…her down home values and all.

Unfortunitely, we are not as free as we might want to think. We need ID to do our common daliy activities, such as writing checks, buying certain items [ tobacco, alcohol, ], and driving a vehicle just to mention a few. Therefore, it doesn't seem unreasonable to have an ID check to vote. After all how many of us do not have a picture ID?

How the hell any body could vote without an identification ??

ALBO

after following the debates I am more sure now then before that Hilary Clinton is more like Bush just riding on a democratic ticket she can be evil and nasty and will try any thing she has made the democratic party look bad and I'm a female and would love to see a woman in office but a true woman, we do need a change we need somebody that is really for the people, regardless of income and statis not a person who has a point to prove, who believes this is personal.

[Insert supreme being here] forbid you actually have to prove who you are to vote…

Anyone who can legally vote should be able to do this without too much trouble. The only people you disenfranchise are the illegal aliens, convicted felons, underage (minors), and those people attempting to vote more than once.

This should be a no-brainer.

WI dems won't let us have voter ID either. I just can't imagine why not.
It couln't possibly be they still want more than one vote per person could it.? And out of state people etc.
What a bunch of cheaters.
Wright admitted Obama was just another pol. I thought he was supposed to be something different. Wright is helping McCain more and more each day. He's nuts. Keep it up Wright. Knowledge is power.
The left stream media and Dean are having nervous breakdowns. Ha.
McCain 08

JUST ANOTHER WAY FOR THE REPUBLICANS TO STEAL ANOTHER ELECTION . IF MCCAIN IS ELECTED THEN YOU GET TWO MORE REPUBLICANS ON THE SUPREME COURT, THEN GOOD BY CIVIL RIGHTS.

This law has been around for a while (2005) (because I remember the BMV opening on their closed day in the past for people to come get id's before an election.) I am not sure if they are offering that next week though. Everyone in IN has known about this and it has been widely publicized on my news during every recent election (unless you are in la la land) so this should not be a problem. I suspect this is only in the national news because of the upcoming primary. But again, this law has been followed in the state since 2005.

ARE you telling me that this is the first state to demand that voters show valid ID? Have people been voting without showing their valid ID? If so how do they know that the votes were valid? Would someone please respond to my comment?

THIS IS HORRIBLE. IS THIS A SET UP FOR HILLARY TO WIN INDIANA. HOW SAD WE CAN'T HAVE AN HONEST AND FAIR ELECTION.

So if you know how to read, you would be happy that this is definately a good thing for Obama.

Some of the old crowd doesnt have a picture id anymore, no drivers liscense, no Id because no need.

THis will definately hurt CLinton

The Clinton supporter have 2 major things in common with their candidate: 1. Lack of Intelligence and/or Common Sense 2. Liars Disease and/or Dishonesty

This is not Pakistan or some country where elections are stolen except in Floria. If you guys want to steal elections move to Florida or join the Republican Party.

If it's alright for Clinton to steal the nomination, it should be all right for Obama supporters to pull a coup and give the Presidency to the man that is winning it honestly and is truely the voter's choice.

Hillary can't and will not win without causing a coup and the destruction of the Democratic party. Enough with the fuzzy math. The numbers aren't in her favor.

If you wouldn't want this dishonest woman counting your money, why would you vote for her

Get over it, the Clinton Regime is coming to an end

Obama 08

No offense, but I can't take my chemistry midterm exam without a photo ID. So having to have one for something as trivial as that is acceptable, but not to identify oneself to vote? It's not that hard to acquire a photo ID. It's called a driver's license.

Who the hell doesn't have a photo ID? You need a photo ID to write checks, have a bank account, buy alchohol, drive, etc. Any adult over the age of 18 that does not have a photo ID should not be allowed to vote period. They are unfit.

There is very little (if any) evidence that voter fraud is a problem. This is yet another effort by Republicans to disenfranchise those who most likely will vote Democratic. $20 for an id is a lot for the working poor and the elderly who live on social security and have to count their pennies.

How is this even under debate? I always thought it was the law everywhere already. How in the world can any voting system be legal that doesn't require a person to prove that 1) they are a citizen of both the US, and that state in particular, 2) that they are voting ONLY in their home precinct and 3) that they are eligible to vote at all?

Its very sad that this was ever even argued against. Everyone should be made to show a photo ID (I think it should be required to be a state issued photo ID) and proof of address.

This issue is not racist, sexist, or ageist (is that even a word?). All it is doing is asking that you show that you are who you say you are and that you have the right to vote before actually doing so. How in the world can that be considered discriminatory?

Actually Theresa it was Hillary who was handing out money in Philly not Obama, they call it "street money" there, he did not use it, she did.. now which campaign is handing out money?

Oh, let's not waste precious time talking about Hillary. Her candidacy is a joke, and Barack should not lower himself to think about what SHE wants. It's all about Hillary, Hillary, Hillary. Who cares about her. Barack should not join Hillary on her Titantic voyage. He should just focus on the NC, and IN voters talking about the real issues, not Hillary games.

Obama 08

Barb Canada

Why do you hate Obama? Are you a racist? You shouldn't judge a book by looking at it's cover, but then you are a small-minded person.

okay, I went and looked this up today. It is free for an ID card for voting purposes, just have to go to the BMV and show documentation. Not such a big deal.

Carlos from Illinois – she did and it is a well known fact when she was in her teens and early 20's.

nausea – They can still strong arm voters at the polls though! Yes, as a black man voting in my primary I was confronted by 4 Obama supporters who berated and insulted me spewing hatred when I told them I was not voting for their candidate. It was then I truly learned what Obama's campaign stands for.

Nausea comments – Now this is real news and should be all over cable and the networks.

CNN I challenge you to get it out there for everybody not just these blogger's. I have heard of this repeatedly throughout the race but little by you.

As Senator of Illinois, Obama should be helping to fight the crime and murders taken place in Chicago. If he can't help out his own state how is he going to take care of the problems of the nation?

I don't know about all the other states people may be living in, but state law in IA actually makes it a little difficult to get a photo ID. You need your birth certificate, and other ID proving your address, etc. Also, DMV offices are open during regular business hours, and not everyone has the kind of flexibility in their schedule, or the transportation, etc, to be able to go to the appropriate office during that time frame. There are subtle ways to keep people who are poorer, ie with less options, from voting. In the South, not so long ago, these types of rules were used to keep black voters from accessing the polls. I am not saying that this is the intent of IN's law, but it isn't crazy to take a look at impact on real-life voters, either.

I'm a minority and this is a good idea. What's the problem, if you are American, you should have a valid id. I don't get it. You can get a valid dd from now until next Tuesday, if not, for November.

If I am not mistaken, in Indiana you can get a photo i.d. at the bmv. It is not a liscence but just an i.d that works for voting. I would have to look it up for sure and I don't think it is very expensive. I am glad they wrote this law and it was upheld. We as a state need to make sure that people voting are eligible.

from what i read this was already a law the supreme court just said it was constitutional for the state to ask for i d which is a good idea in a electon. people just amaze me !!! and they have the right to vote do most know what they are voting for?????????
how any one can listons to the clintons lies the nafta deals and lose there jobs and still vote for them?????. avote for billary is a sure vote ror mcbush.

After watching Obama Ex-pastor last night and this morning it's look like the media brought all this fire into the Democratic Contest.

Hey! I have a legal, picture ID in Michigan – since I wasn't given my right to vote here, can I just vote in Indiana?

Disenfranchise?

Every illegal vote cast cancels out a legitimate one. So truthful.

INDIANA VOTE HRC. SHE IS OUR ONLY PRAYER FOR CHANGES WE NEED. O.B. IS A SMOOTH CON MAN. AS SOON AS AMERICA ADMITTS THIS IS A RACIST RACE AND GETS RID OF THE PROBLEM O.B. WE WONT HAVE A PEACEFULL COUNTRY. HE HAS BROUGHT HIS CHANGE OF HATE, DIVISION AND RACIST. WE DONT NEED HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF AGAIN. THIS TIME IT WILL BE WORST THAN LAST TIME. O.B. SUPPORTERS ARE THE WORST HATERS IN THE WORLD. THEY BRING RACIST WORST. IVE EVEN GOT TICKED OFF AT THE AFRICAN AMERICAN'S. TELLING AMERICA THEY WERE THE BACKBONE OF THIS COUNTRY WHEN THEY WERE SLAVES, SWEATING AND BUILDING THE COUNTRY THE WAY IT IS. DONT FORGET MY NATIONALITY WERE THE FIRST REAL BUILDERS AND THATS THE NATIVE AMERICANS. DONT THINK YOU BLACKS HAD IT SO BAD. WE WERE PEACEFULL UNTILL WHITES, BLACKS ETC. DISTROYED OUR LIVES. GIVE ME A BREAK. AMERICA OWES YOU NOTHING . IF ANYTHING THEY OWN MY PEOPLE. GO HRC.

Hillary Clinton continues to emphasize that she received more votes than Obama in PA and other states. Please have her supporters address the fact that a portion of her votes came from republicans. The republicans have admitted voting for her and plans for doing so in future primaries. With this knowledge, how can she count on these votes in November? It appears that Hillary is running on the republican ticket and not for the Democratic Party. Why does she need another one on one debate? She has already had a three on one debate concerning trivial issues recently.
Our country is still in denial. The media and some of the general public still do not get the Rev. Wright's message. The unbiased, intelligent individuals who have listened to his complete messages can interpret for themselves. The messages I heard were doing what is fair and just.

CNN didn't like my blacks and muslim post…probably afraid of Jihad against CNN.

This will avoid fraud and good for Democracy.

More Clinton supporters are genuine and it will help to listen their voices.

Obama is not ready yet. You can wait 8 more years, please understand!!

Is this a national identity card, or one to prove you ar a resident of the state in which you are voting?

Listening to Howard Dean's speehes allover the place,I think what would disunify the party more, is inserting all these rules before the end of the scheduled primaries! bashing voters from start to the near end is going to bring no unity.We are waiting Dr.Dean.

this should be a law in all states. with all the voter fraud going on why shouldn't you be required to show an ID. any idiot could see this makes common sense.

Real ID anyone?

The lines at the DMV are so long, I'm not sure everyone can get their ID in less than a month. Looks like a mess to me.

Hillary just wants to ruin Barrack Obama and get McCain elected so she can try again in 2012.

What is wrong with having to prove you are who you are to vote? I think it is great. We do that here in Ohio.

Testing!

I'm more concerned about electronic voting machines that have no paper trail than about IDs. We have optically-scanned paper ballots, satellite voting, and volunteers who help neighbors get to the polls. We had voter registration drives up to the deadline. At least where I live, I see no efforts to disenfranchise anyone with the ID requirement.

I had to bring my driver's license and voter's ID before I was able to cast my vote last Super Tuesday. What's your excuse for not having an ID with your photo in it and VOTER'S ID?

Nausea,

You should no better than anyone not to judge people based on the actions of a few. Just because you support a candidate does not mean that you speak for their campaign.

By your reasoning, you yourself shouldn't support anyone because supporters of all candidates can be rude, ignorant, and down right mean.

Hey Barb from Canada, we ask for ID's so you can't be in our politics. Yeah, Obama did it, so Americans can vote. You're an ehdiot, eh?

I can't believe that every state does NOT have this law, it's absurd. We have 20 million illegals here and we don't have to offer proof to vote? Just ridiculous.

A state ID is not a hardship. This also does not or should not be claimed to be something to benefit Obama. Ohio has the same law and Clinton won Ohio.

Go Obama 08

Everyone should have a picture I.D. whether it's for the purpose of voting or not. Seniors can get a picture I.D. from the motor vehicle division in most states without any cost. This is a big deal about nothing.

With or without voter ID law rule,Hillary will win Indiana,by 5-6% points.The N.Carolina is going to tighten up,and will be to close to call,3days before the voting day.

That is a great step to prevent most old and racist people to affect the results. I am so happy.

The media is ready to tear the country apart for ads dollars. That is the only thing that is going on in this country.

They are actually telling clinton what to do each time she falls, and take tangential means to revive subjects they have already discussed ad nauseum. Just so they can squeeze more out of the story or non story in some cases.

i still have faith like rev wright said if god wants barack to be president he will be
keep your faith obama supporters

have you heard, republicans are registering and voting for Obama (because there is no need to vote for a republican) and are not really supportive of Obama, just because they know he will loose to McCain. So if you really want a democratic in the White House, you really need to think twice about the strategy

"thousands of elderly, poor, and minority voters could be locked out "

Hmm, those are Hillary's voting blocks. I wonder if the vote was cast by mainly Obama supporters?

Look, if their Supreme Court is backing it and saying its constitutional, then chances are, it was already a law. It'd be better to try to figure out who challenged the law and not who created it. Think about it people.

Not to mention, it seems both sides think the other side is behind it. Both stand a chance to lose voters. Not just one.

Ohio had NO problems with photo ID!!!!

Canadians have been showing proper ID for years at any vote. Waiting for the last moment [just weeks before the primary] was not right though.

Even Iraqis are required to show ID. If they can, why can't the US?

I hope the same law is adopted in all states including NC that is going to poll with IN

Another push towards a mandated National ID. Pure evil

This will become a common request from our armed government thug masters:

Paper's Please!

Why has Hillary not shared that she was once a strong Republican supporter like the rest of her PA family?

Rush Limbaugh and his supporters should be jailed for inciting riots and bloodshed at the Democratic Convention.

The Clintons and the Republicans (isn't that the same thing, though?) will do anything to disenfranchise as many regular people as possible.

Sane people support Obama.

why cant people just get a picture id? is it really that hard? The only reasons i can think of are warents or legality of citizenship.

This sucks! They are requiring voter IDs!?!?!? How can Obama cheat….err, win now? They can still strong arm voters at the polls though! Yes, as a black man voting in my primary I was confronted by 4 Obama supporters who berated and insulted me spewing hatred when I told them I was not voting for their candidate. It was then I truly learned what Obama's campaign stands for.

Common sense prevails. No more illegals voting for the Democrats in the Southwest. Next step, require voters to speak and write English
before they can register to vote. Voter fraud has been rampant in
Texas and Arizona.

everyone knows the obama campains only road to victory is voter disenfranchiesment as a policy.fla and michigan as perfect examples.obama only wants his voters to count..dr king would definatly endorse hillary!!!!a victory for democracy

hey hilary bots== once a republican alwyas a republican– thats hilary

Finally, some substance in the voting laws. Show I.D. or you can't vote. Should be done nationally to cut down on voter fraud and illigals voting.

hooray for fascism!

surely, the billarys are on this one,. either way to scare people or to get people to vote twice for her,
she has been doing it all along and none cares to even check………….. she wont let it go, no matter what

clinton= liar liar liar

Should be Id's required everywhere. But they better do something to get the people that do not have them immediate access to getting a needed document. 8 days before the primary is awfully short period of time when they never had to do this before.

Well, should we the people have any doubt on who is really auditioning to run our country it is real clear politics, wright will be at the realm of america's choices so here's my challenge, cnn needs to stop with the glory of obama and start pulling our country back by the seams, and obama needs to drop out, and so does wright,( the nation os islam services are not needed in this united-states.

Any law that reduces the chances of full voter participation is wrong.

Win one for me — HRC! I support Hillary Clinton all the way.

Proving your an American citizen,what a novel idea.

If you dont' have identification, then you can't vote. It's common sense, and if you dont' have it, tough luck… you weren't smart enough to vote anyway.

Sure! You wanna vote – show who you are!

If poor and old people are the ones left out, then this will help Obama, since they overwhelmingly prefer Clinton. On the other hand, it seems appropriate that you should have some kind of legitimate ID to get to vote. So, it's a shame, but it is what it is.

I am not in Obama campaign, am just a person who loves this country very much, am trying to have my thought posted, simple as it !

That's okay. Obama has enough money to hand out at the Id places for his supporters to get their Id. That's exactly what he should do.

Obama

Requiring a photo ID to vote is only common sense. I don't understand why this has not been a requirement all along! Any legal citizen of this country who is old enough to vote will have a photo ID.

Bad news for Hillary. No more dead voters to vote.

If your going to make the law to show an ID to cast a ballot, make it the law to have a state issued ID in the first place.

This is disenfranchising thousands.

Both Clinton and Obama should be outraged by this ruling, and discredit the vote.

Lord help us all when Hoosiers have this much say in a national election.

The federal government issues free photo IDs. What's the problem?

What is wrong with proving yourself before you pull the level? Voting is one of the most important duties we can perform! Whomever we vote for will affect us for years after that individua leaves office. We better know that the person voting actuall has that right and not a poser! Excellent judgment! Not eligible, you don't vote! Very simple!

Anyone can vote in Texas and have their vote counted. They don't even have to be able to read and write english. We certainly don't know what they look like or if they ar legitimate voters. Apparently we don't care.

But, if I move and my address does not match what is in the system I will not be allowed to vote. I have to get out of the way and let the illegals behind me in line vote.

We need Photo ID and legitimate addresses. Not graveyards.

Here we go again – the court is going to decide for us. What ever happen to free elections? Will be interesting to see who the court is going to favor. Either way, the other side will complain. But it sure looks like it is going to favor the king – Obama.

OBAMA 08

I'm from Texas and have been voting for over 30 years and all during that time I've had to show an id to vote. Folks this is not a new idea coming out of the blue–it's called making sure people aren't breaking rules. Oh, I forgot rules should be broken in the middle of the stream in this election.

6 – 3

i.e…, a no-brainer.

Some of you people really need to get off of these blogs and get a life.

What's wrong with having to prove you are who you claim to be and be able to prove that you are qualified to vote?

The constitution says that a presidential candidate has to be, among other things, 35.

Is it wrong to ensure that they can prove it?

I think this will benefit Obama. Old, poor and minority (I'm guessing hispanics, not black)…..that's Clinton's demo.

We have to show picture ID in my state and district before they cross off our name when we vote. It might be a state to state rule that maybe some people aren't aware of I don't see the big deal.

You have to have a photo id just to use a credit card…..

Not sure how its descrimination to require one when you decide who the elected leaders of this country should be.

another hillbill tactic at its best

The Residents Of Deleware Has this same Law!!!

This should be the policy in every primary. I can't believe Obama got a million votes in pa.

My state has to show ID before we can vote, I am glad!

Everyone has 8 days to go to their local DNV office and get a photo ID.

Portland, Or is a racist!!!!

as a first time voter in pa. i had to show a photo id. I had lost my purse shortly before that and had to make sure to replace it. no big deal. if you want to vote, get a photo id.

Kevin fron Alaska said it best, Each Side of The Democrats Will Be Hurt Equally!

Mainly Hillary's Base of Elderly People!!!!

If you need a picture ID to get a job, cash a check, buy tobacco or alcohol, or get into an R rated movie, why shouldn't you need a picture ID to vote? Unless you are trying to pose as someone else to cast a vote, not eligible to vote, etc.

Let's try to get our elections legitimate. This is a start.

Hooray for Jim Crow laws and everyone that supports them!!

I love how the Obama campaign loves to say that the Clinton campaign is using old politics to gain an advantage but when you read the comments for this article, isn't it funny that both "Mike" and "Paul" said the exact same thing. Those 2 people have the exact same thoughts and they used they used the exact same words!!! Hypocracy at its finest!!!

Doesn't this freakin country have "voter rules" in place. What's with the "Lets make up the rules as we go so that they help the candidate of our choice. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!! Let me guess; this was Billery's idea. DESPERADO.

So why did the state of Indiana wait until a week before the primary to decide this? Looks like another chip is stacked up against Obama and a Clinton seems to be getting small, insignificant brakes that eventually work in her favor.

Between the comments that Howard Dean said this morning about the primaries, bitter-gate, sniper-gate, Bill running his mouth, the way the media is antagonizing Obama over this Rev Wright situation, those right-winged conservative radio talk show hosts (Hannity and Limbaugh) are encouraging republicans to re-register as democrats to help Hilary get the nomination, I feel that little by little, the nomination is being taken away from him, everyday and no one is this country feels that all of the rules are being, changed, bent or broken to help the Clinton's steal this nomination away.

I just hope for the sake of democracy in this country and for the Democratic party, that the end will not end up this way.

Obama 08

Anyone over 18 who is LEGALLY in the country should have a photo ID – what's the big deal about making them required? The only ones who can't provide it SHOULDN'T be voting in the first place!

Primaries of the elite by Hillary's design! She must win by hook of crook. Why now? Why Indiana? Shame on you Hillary.

Photo ID should be law…..however why not announce it at a time when those who need ID, have the time to get it??? Sounds like those law makers are Obama supporters, and want to disenfranchise those who, they think tend to vote for Hillary!

I would think that every state voter had to show some form of ID. Now you are saying that other states didn't comply to that rule? If I am in a wheel chari and can't hardly walk, you would turn me around? That would be a hard case to sell for a voter can't cast their vote with an ID, but everyone have some form of ID and should be listed on the poll roster just like every other state requirement to vote.

This is exactly what the Bush/Rove/Gonzales Whitehouse wanted. This is why US attorneys were replaced–to bring voter fraud cases where none existed so the GOP could force states to require photo ID to stop nonexistent voter fraud!

How many Americans will now choose not to jump thru this new hoop to cast their vote. It was hard enough to get most voters to polls before.

Now the GOP has won the battle and we can only hope that all the new young voters recently registered will outnumber the elderly and poor who will just give up and not vote.

Thanks to the Bush Supreme Court—first they steal the election in 2000 and now they tell us to "get over it!" as they engineer the takeover of our country again in 2008.

Good, grief, this beats all i have ever seen, is this the first time we have had an election , you would think so, good grief, of course you should have an id

how is it that people think that a photo id will help them with their election? Is this another ploy of some political tom foolery that shouldn't be touched? Who started it and who ended it CNN? Cause all of those left out seem to be pretty much the demographics of Hillary's base. So I'd be interested if you could find out who started this debacle and why, because it sounds mighty suspicious.

This is interesting. I wonder who this law will benefit the most.

"Elderly, poor, and minority voters could be locked out" – Clinton voters!

This election process is corrupt like our government and leadership. God Bless America.

OMG, Hillary will lose now. How can we cheat now?

Possessing a legitimate photo ID in order to vote makes good sense. States should also make photo IDs available at low or no cost to those that do not drive or have other forms of photo identification. Reducing voter fraud will initially hurt the Democrats, but everyone will benefit from it in the long term.

There we go again….. handing out yet another pillow for Senator Obama. Why don't we just forget general elections, primaries and just coronate the new born king along with his spiritual advisor. And they can divide the country into two and lead us into the promised land!!!

Isn't that the way it should be. Otherwise, anyone could pose as a resident and skew the election.

At least it keeps the dead people from voting.

Wow… A tough one, but will be good on the long run… Will be a hard for the poor people and the old ones who don't have photo id, kinda short notice.. If people will even know before going voting..
Not sure if the photo id is enough… will still be a lot of illegals who can vote.

this sucks.

i live in indiana – and it really sucks to be a student b/c they wont let you vote if you dont have something with your address on it – even though you live here 10 months a year.

ridiculous. disenfranchies voters.

This law is crap. Its discriminating. I think its going to stop a lot of people from voting in the upcoming primary. I get having to show some sort of ID but why does it have to be a picture ID. I like Pa law that first time voters have to ID with their current address on it and thats all. I think that is fair.

This is maybe the most rediculous thing I've read in a long time.

If you can't prove you are eligible to vote… why would they count your vote?

If you want to vote go get an ID…

What's amazing is how many people will say this is unfair… why not let any immigrant, canadian, 16 year old, forign visitor, or anyone else for that matter vote in our elections! ID people…. Not a big deal!

Lincoln-Douglas style debate was using in party against party. She is planning to use this to again her own party ! After this kind of debate, John McCain will be the finial winner.

Her move is very clear, if she did not get the throne, no one, no one can get it in her party.

She has repeated said, this election is personal. To say it clears, this election is her family's business, not her party's business; this election is her family's business, not our country's business.

I hope that they keep track of who is voting. With Limbaugh and his plans anything can happen. Sorry for those out there that may not have IDs but I think that if people have money for insignificant things than they should have a few dollars for an official state ID. Most states charge less than $20. I am happy with Indiana.

well my state you have to show your id. that makes since. Otherwise a 16 or 17 year old could dress up and go vote and that is not right. This makes since to me….

Well at least its the Democratic party so each side should be hurt equally… if this were the general election though it would clearly favor McWar.

Everyone over the age of 18 needs a picture ID. I see no problem with it.

===hillary will cheat again===

Hillary Clinton is asking a Democratic suicidal debate !

Lincoln-Douglas style debate was using in party against party. She is planning to use this to again her own party ! After this kind of debate, John McCain will be the finial winner.

Her move is very clear, if she did not get the throne, no one, no one can get it in her party.

She has repeated said, this election is personal. To say it clears, this election is her family's business, not her party's business; this election is her family's business, not our country's business.