A Pennsylvania judge has struck down a nearly 2-year-old voter ID law.
The measure required nearly all the state's voters to show photo identification when at the polls.
"Voting laws are designed to assure a free and fair election; the Voter ID Law does not further this goal," Commonwealth Court Judge Bernard L. McGinley wrote.
The law was enacted by Gov. Tom Corbett, R-Pa., in March 2012 and has been one of the strictest in the nation.
Many Democrats oppose the measure, saying it deprives people the right to vote.
Friday's decision sets up a possible courtroom battle before Pennsylvania's highest court.
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