SAINT PAUL, Minn. – Rep. Emma Greenman (DFL - Minneapolis) issued the following statement in response to the voter ID and provisional balloting legislation that the Minnesota Senate approved today:
“Today, Senate Republicans turned their back on Minnesotans to follow the disturbing national voter suppression trend. It is disappointing to see the Senate Majority doubling down on unpopular and harmful voter restrictions that Minnesota voters resoundingly rejected in 2012. Ending Minnesota’s proud tradition of Same Day Registration as we know it and imposing Photo ID would hurt voters and undermine our democracy.
"As legislators, we were sent to the Minnesota Capitol to amplify, not silence, the voices of Minnesotans. House DFLers are working to strengthen, not restrict, participation in our democracy and ensure all Minnesotans can exercise their freedom to vote - no matter where they live, what they look like, or who they vote for.”