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Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Decision on Voter ID

April 28, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Nancy Pelosi released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision today on Indiana's voter identification case:

"The Supreme Court's decision is disappointing.  The Court's decision today places obstacles to the fundamental rights of American citizens--especially the poor, the elderly, and individuals with disabilities--to participate in the electoral process.   Having American citizens pay for underlying documents needed for an identification card and travel to distant motor vehicle locations for processing hinders--and diminishes--their right to vote.

"The right to vote is a foundation of our democracy.  American citizens who wish to vote must be able to do so."