Senate panel advances voter ID measure after testy debate

A Minnesota Senate panel on Wednesday advanced a measure that would create a voter identification requirement in the state, less than a decade after Minnesota voters rejected a similar proposal at the ballot in 2012. 

State Sen. Scott Newman, R-Hutchinson, proposed a new state law that would require voters present identification before registering to vote, and also at the polls. 

Voters without an acceptable form of identification would be given a provisional ballot. Continue reading.