The Senate State Affairs Committee has passed Rep. Mike Moyle's voter I.D. bill, but only after lots of discussion and many questions from Senate Minority Leader Kate Kelly, D-Boise, who said, "I have concerns about its implementation as well as its constitutionality, and I'll be speaking to the Attorney General about that."

Moyle, R-Star, the House majority leader, wants to require voters to show photo I.D. at the polls before they vote; his bill, HB 496, earlier passed the House on a 64-6 vote. Said Kelly, "It's unnecessary - the existing system works. There's virtually no evidence of fraud in Idaho, and it's an unnecessary burden on voters and election officials as well." She added, "There was a lot of talk about public perception of voter fraud, but in fact there isn't voter fraud."

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