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Voters will have to show ID on Sept. 9 Law was signed by Gov. Riley in June 08/09/03 By RHODA A. PICKETT Mobile Register Staff Reporter The U.S. Justice Department has decided that Alabama's new voter ID law will be in effect when voters head to the polls Sept. 9 to cast ballots on a statewide tax referendum. Officials with the Alabama attorney general's office spread the word to county election officials around the state Friday, letting them know that voters will have to show one of the forms of identification required by the law that Gov. Bob Riley signed...

<p>In a stunning setback for Democratic Gov. Mark R. Warner last night, Republicans in the House killed voter-choice tax increases for roads and schools by adjourning rather than voting on the hard-fought proposal.</p> <p>In a partisan power play, the House GOP used its 2-to-1 majority to force the adjournment of the 2002 General Assembly and avoid a vote on a compromise freeing Northern Virginians - in a single regional vote - to raise the sales tax from 4.5 cents to a nickel on the dollar for transportation and education.</p>