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May 29, 2005
Voter ID Bill Thwarted
Chalk one up for the good guys. The Voter ID amendment was removed on a technicality Friday night. Democrats were prepared to filibuster the bill, but it proved unnecessary when Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, exercised a Senate rule that prevents a bill from carrying unrelated subjects.
Posted by Lyn Wall at May 29, 2005 07:20 AM | Permalink
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