INDIANAPOLIS, March 13 (UPI) -- A bill coming up for a vote in the Indiana Legislature would require voters to show photo ID at polling places.
Senate Bill 483 could be voted on Monday by the House Elections and Apportionment Committee, the Indianapolis Star reported Sunday.
The law would make Indiana the only state requiring voters to show a photo ID, with no other forms of identification allowed.
Republicans have said the law would help fight vote fraud and maintain integrity at the polls. But Democrats have said the law would make voting difficult for low-income and elderly people who don't have state or federal IDs or driver's licenses.
An amendment to the bill passed Thursday to allow residents in state-licensed nursing homes to be exempt from the requirement. The bill also would offer free state-issued photo IDs to those who can't afford the $9 charge. The state would also have to mail out notices alerting citizens to the requirement.
