Republicans in Alabama say they will push for a stronger law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polling place in next year’s regular session or possibly in a special session later this year.

The renewed push for a photo ID law comes after Monday’s 6-3 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court upholding a strict Indiana law.

Republican Attorney General Troy King said he plans to push voter identification legislation in next year’s regular session or possibly in a special session. After Tuesday, the five days remaining in the Legislature’s current session likely won’t be enough time to pass voter photo ID legislation that is expected to be hotly debated.

“We’ve been waiting to see what the Supreme Court was going to say on this. Now we know,” King told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

The Supreme Court said Indiana’s law, which took effect in 2006 and requires voters to present a state or federal photo ID card at the ballot box, does not violate the First or 14th amendments. The court said the law served as a justifiable protection to the electoral process.

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