"The problem I'm having is whether or not I grant an injunction, and what does it look like if I do," Simpson said at a court hearing last week. "I'm wondering if there's something else between all or nothing."
In response, Commonwealth attorney Alicia Hickok asked the judge to consider a narrow ruling that would apply only to voters who cast provisional ballots because they don't have ID on Election Day. Under the new law, provisional ballots are counted only if the voter shows ID within six days of the election.
A lawyer for the ACLU, one of several groups challenging the law, said the judge should issue a more sweeping injunction that would stop the law entirely - rather than affect only those casting provisional ballots.
"We do not see a remedy short of enjoining the ID requirement," ACLU attorney Vic Walczak told the judge.
(Writing by Barbara Goldberg; Editing by Daniel Trotta and Doina Chiacu)
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