For the second day in a row, Republican legislators have come up with a bill that would allow voters to decide whether to amend the state's constitution.

The bill, introduced Wednesday by Rep. Mary Kiffmeyer and 33 co-sponsors in the House, would ask voters whether they want to change the constitution to require that those voters be required to present a government identification card before casting their ballots.

It's a parallel effort to bills already making their way through the Legislature and is designed to thwart a possible veto by Gov. Mark Dayton, who has expressed strong reservations about the idea, calling it a solution in search of a problem.

Kiffmeyer signaled earlier this month that she had such a move in the works.

It comes a day after GOP leaders introduced a bill that would place an amendment on the 2012 ballot that would, in effect, ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota.

DFLers immediately pounced on the new amendment, with Golden Valley Rep. Ryan Winkler saying it represents "another day, another distraction from Republicans unwilling to tackle the real challenges facing Minnesota families."

Here's an earlier story about the so-called voter ID issue.