This is big. In a victory for Dems, a state judge has just struck down Georgia's pernicious new voter ID law, which would likely have discouraged many poor and elderly people (that is, Dem-leaning voters) from casting ballots. This one decision could possibly help decide control of the House. Georgia is one of a very few electoral fronts where Dems are struggling; thanks to redrawn districts, Dem Reps John Barrow and Jim Marshall are both facing tough challenges. Some pundits have said Georgia could cost the Dems control of the House -- but now, thanks to the decision, they're both more likely to hang on to their seats. Read more about the decision here and after the jump.

In an interesting decision, Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford, Jr., wrote that the ID requirement is in essence a new qualification to be a voter -- something which cannot be done by statute. He wrote that it also fails in light of people not needing an ID to register in the first place:

"The 2006 law requiring a photo ID as the exclusive means of proving one's identity at the polls and thereby making the possession of an approved form of photo ID a prerequisite to voting in person and having one's ballot counted violates the plain terms of the Georgia Constitution."

The state is expected to appeal it to the state Supreme Court, but a ruling in their favor doesn't look very likely -- every judge who has reviewed recent Voter-ID laws in Georgia has ruled them unconstitutional.

All in all, it's good news for Dems -- and for Georgia voters.

Update: Georgia is just one front. The House is scheduled to vote today on a measure to take this system nationwide.