A judge today temporarily halted Pennsylvania’s voter identification law for the upcoming election, according to media reports.

The judge ruled that voters for the election on Nov. 6, could be asked to provide photo ID, but could still vote even if they didn’t produce the appropriate identification. The law was passed through the legislature and signed by Gov. Tom Corbett in March.

Political groups on Main Campus were split on the issue at the time of the bill’s signing and some students pushed Temple to redesign the Owl Cards to make the IDs a suitable form of voter identification. Temple unveiled a new design for the cards in April, and put the IDs into service this semester.

Pick up The Temple News on Tuesday, Oct. 9, for reaction from the judge’s decision.