Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Two large signs reading "Please Have Your Photo ID Ready" were placed at the Anchor Run church polling place.
Update: As of 4 p.m. the sign was still up. OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Two large signs reading "Please Have Your Photo ID Ready" in all capital letters and neon coloring were placed at a local polling place, despite the fact that an ID is not required to vote in this election. However, no one is taking responsibility for putting up the signs, which were placed at the entry to the polling line in Wrightstown Township. For instant update, follow Newtown Patch on Facebook and Twitter. Susan Schino, of the Wrightstown Democrats, said when she arrived at 7 a.m. to the polls, the two signs were highly visible to voters. Some voters, she said, were getting out of line because they didn't bring an ID. Schino said she asked the judge of elections …
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Hundreds of readers weighed in on our story about Tuesday's ruling that puts the voter ID law on hold until after the presidential election.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
Judge Robert Simpson ruled Tuesday that implementation of Pennsylvania's new Voter ID law be put on hold until after the Nov. 6 general election.
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Tuesday, October 2, 2012
A judge ruled today that Pennsylvania's tough new Voter ID Law should be put on hold until after the Nov. 6 general election, according to an Associated Press report. The ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court, which said it would expedite any further action in the case since Election Day is just five weeks away. Do you agree with the ruling? Tell us in the comments section below. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson heard two days of testimony last week, as directed by the Supreme Court, to determine whether the state has made it easy enough to get a photo ID in order to vote. Opponents say the law, and the process to get an ID, disenfranchises voters. Supporters say the law will prevent voter fraud - but that justification …
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Before voting in Pennsylvania this year, residents must show a photo ID, unless the state Supreme Court strikes down the new law.
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Saturday, September 15, 2012
By Eric Boehm | PA Independent HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law goes before the state Supreme Court, the case is a study in contradictions. The eight plaintiffs — who are seeking an injunction to prevent the law from taking effect before the Nov. 6 election because thousands of Pennsylvanians couldn’t obtain the necessary identification in time — possess the required photo identification or other documentation the new law requires to vote. No matter, say their attorneys, because the law could still disenfranchise about 100,000 other Pennsylvanians who do not have those credentials. “The vice is not in requiring photo identification, the vice is in requiring photo identification that not everyone has or has the ability to …
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Joyce Block, 90, was part of the lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s Voter ID law and said she isn’t giving up, even after a state court upheld the law.
A Doylestown great-grandmother involved in the lawsuit against Pennsylvania’s Voter ID law said she is not giving up, despite a state court’s ruling Wednesday. Joyce Block said she was disgusted by the state court’s upholding of the law which requires Pennsylvania voters to show an approved identification card before they can vote. “This is disgraceful. They disenfranchise so many people, and I’m just thoroughly disgusted,” Block said Wednesday morning. “I’m glad we’re going to appeal it. It isn’t over yet.” Block, who is 90, tried to get an identification card from the PennDOT office in Dublin, Bucks County, but was denied. Her birth certificate and Social Security card are in her maiden name, Joyce Lucille Altman, but her Medicare card …
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson said he will not stop the state's Voter ID law.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Commonwealth Court Judge Judge Robert Simpson said Wednesday morning that he will not grant an injunction that would have stopped Pennsylvania's controversial voter identification law from going into effect. The challenge to the law was brought by voter advocacy groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and the NAACP. ACLU attorney Witold J. Walczak told The Washington Post that the case isn't over. “It’s why they make appeals courts.” Is this good or bad for Pennsylvania? Leave a comment. Opponents are expected to file an appeal within a day or two to the state Supreme Court as the Nov. 6 presidential election looms, according to the Associated Press. Pennsylvania passed a law in March requiring all registered voters to …
Keith Thomas
11:49 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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