Senate Elections Committee Chairman Terry Burton says voter identification is now a dead issue for the 2008 session.
The Republican from Newton had persuaded the Senate to pass a resolution weeks ago to allow a voter ID bill to be introduced past the legislative deadline. However, it also had to pass in the House. The House never took up the resolution.
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