Rendell voices opposition to voter ID bill

Sorry I was out yesterday. (No, not sorry at all, enjoyed the feet-up time with kittens and computer games; just apologetic to frustrated news-hounds.) Anyway, onward ho...

Ending speculation about whether he might see his way to approving the modified voter restrictions bill about to be sent his way by the state legislature, Governor Rendell used a visit to the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia to make clear his intent to veto it.

The legislation, he said, would discourage voting at a time when "we should be doing everything we can to increase voter participation."

He apparently flew to Pittsburgh to repeat this promise, perhaps to reassure black voters that he stands behind efforts to decrease barriers to voter participation. The DN story misses the angry quote from Lynn Swann, but notes that the PA gov website includes a host of letters from civic organizations in support of the veto.