(VIDEO) Simon: Voter ID Bill Carries 'Big Price Tag For Tiny Problem'

Hopkins Rep. Steve Simon (DFL-District 44A) re-engaged in the voter ID debate Thursday when he said polls don't tell the whole story of the issue.

He said that when asked the question by a pollster, people say requiring a photo ID to vote makes sense because they don't know enough about it. The problem, he said, is it's a big cost for a small problem—not just for the dollars it will take, but how it will "fence out" thousands of honest voters from voting. Although there have been attempts to soften the blow on Minnesota's most vulnerable groups, such as veterans or the elderly, the Republican majority has rejected those, he said.

The bill passed on a 73-59 vote.