COLUMBIA –As he tooled the floor of the state Democratic convention, state Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, said he was contemplating what action he might take to kill the proposed ballot measure that would require Missouri voters to show a government-issued photo ID.

The bill passed the state House last week and is now headed to the Senate. If passed and signed by Gov. Matt Blunt (who supports it), the ballot proposal would go before voters in November.

At minimum, Graham said he plans to propose an amendment in the Senate to exempt nuns from the photo ID requirement. He added that he’s serious.

The state Democratic Party also circulated fliers at the convention that feature a large photo of nuns, emblazoned with a headline asking, “Who Would Say No to A Group of Nuns?”

They’re referring, of course, to the 12 nuns turned away from the polls in Indiana last Tuesday, because they lacked a government-issue photo ID. (Indiana’s requirement is similar to Missouri’s proposed mandate, although Indiana’s allows student IDs from state schools.)