Voter ID coming

House leaders say the discussion over a state voter ID program could begin this coming week.

Posted 7:52 p.m. Mar 1, 2013 — Updated 8:22 p.m. Mar 1, 2013

Mark Binker

RALEIGH, N.C. — As of yet, no lawmaker has filed a bill to require voters show identification when they go to the polls, but that may be about to change.

House Speaker Thom Tillis told those attending a conservative political action conference in Raleigh Friday that such a bill may be coming soon.

Jordan Shaw, a spokesman for Tillis, confirmed that a voter ID "process" would begin next week, although Tillis did not mean to indicate a specific piece of legislation would be moving.

Republican lawmakers sent a bill that would have required most voters to show an ID to Gov. Bev Perdue, a Democrat, during the 2011-12 legislative session. Perdue vetoed the bill, and lawmakers could not muster the votes for an override.

Gov. Pat McCrory, a Republican who took office in January, has repeatedly said he favors some kind of ID requirement. And Republicans, who control both the House and Senate, have said that a voter ID law would be a top policy priority this year.

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