Republicans say they want to prevent voter fraud. Democrats say rights will be damaged. Neither has concrete evidence. By David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer - -

WASHINGTON -- Just as the 2008 election is shifting into high gear, the Supreme Court will take up a voting rights case Wednesday that could affect the outcome in some close contests this year and well into the future.

At issue is whether states may require voters to show a driver's license or a passport at their polling places. Voting rights advocates are calling it the most important election-law case since Bush vs. Gore in 2000, and the partisan divide is nearly as sharp.

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