Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Struck Down HARRISBURG, Pa. - A state court judge on Friday struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring that voters to show photo identification at the polls. Judge Bernard L. McGinley of Commonwealth Court said the requirement, which was the centerpiece of Pennsylvania's 2012 voter identification law, placed an unreasonable burden people trying to exercise their fundamental right to vote. The decision is likely to be appealed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Republicans approved the law over the protests of Democrats. During a 12-day trial last summer, challengers to the law said that hundreds of thousands of voters lacked acceptable identification and argued that the inconvenience of getting it might discourage some from voting. State officials insisted there were ample opportunities for voters to get valid identification. The court has barred enforcement of the law since the 2012 general election.