DENVER—Republicans in the Colorado House approved a proposal to ask voters whether people should provide their photo ID before casting ballots.
The measure passed the chamber Tuesday on a party-line vote with Democrats opposing. The bill is likely doomed in the Democratic-led Senate.
Similar photo ID requirements have been blocked by legal challenges in Texas and Wisconsin.
Republicans say requiring photo IDs to vote is a way to prevent fraud. Democrats say voter impersonation is rare and that requiring photo ID at the polls amounts to voter suppression.
Republicans tried a similar proposal last year but it wouldn’t have required the voters’ approval. That measure also passed the House before failing in the Senate.
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