CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has vetoed a pair of education measures and signed into law a bill requiring voter identification on the last day to act on bills after this year’s 60-day legislative session.
One of the measures he vetoed Friday would have allowed schools to be in session for the equivalent of 180 days, instead of 180 separate days. The second would have nixed a standardized test aligned with the Common Core standards.
Tomblin also vetoed a bill that would let lottery winners stay anonymous. His veto message said the bill contained a technical error.
Tomblin signed a bill requiring voters to show ID at the polls, with some exceptions. The bill would automatically register people to vote when they get driver’s licenses or IDs.
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