A day after amendments to require voter photo IDs in Connecticut, a group of elected officials -- including Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, Senate President Pro Tem Don Williams and GAE chair Gayle Slossberg -- voiced their strong opposition to the proposal.

Calling it "sad" that some senators wanted to "turn back the clock on voting rights," Sen. Williams said "this is Connecticut in 2008, not Alabama in 1963."

Although such a show of opposition from high ranking elected officials suggests the amendment probably doesn't have much of a shot at success. The Senate has just called the 17-year-olds primary voting bill. If the proponents of voter photo ID are still bent on calling the amendment, we could have an interesting debate. Tune in.

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