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Laura PourMeADrink

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23. So ironic. The "saving grace" in Texas WAS that they have a large Hispanic population. They had to

Reply to appleannie1 (Reply #10)

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 06:54 AM

Apr 2012

prove to DOJ that there weren't too many Hispanics without drivers licenses. But, who is
Hispanic does not reside in the voter records. They had to guess by surname. Then,
they took that database segment and matched it against the DMV records and came up with "too many" without.

PA, for sure, doesn't have income on their voter records. Probably not race either. So, there
would be no way PA could prove that these groups would be disenfranchised or wouldn't be.
Interesting dilemma.

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I was a poll worker all day today in PA. [View all] appleannie1 Apr 2012 OP

that's the purpose. make voting as difficult as possible. shame on them. spanone Apr 2012 #1

How did the Fox Suckers act? rufus dog Apr 2012 #2

overjoyed that they had FINALLY done something about all that fraud. appleannie1 Apr 2012 #5

Ah, just my question below. Thanks. freshwest Apr 2012 #15

Out of curiosity Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #3

Today even if they did not have ID, they could still vote. It was a dry run for November. appleannie1 Apr 2012 #6

I am SO opposed to this. Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #11

Testimony from an immigrant rights group rep in Arizona... pinboy3niner Apr 2012 #17

I have put less than 3,500 miles on my (only) car Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #20

I was a poll worker in PA too. We took notes on who might need help getting ID. Demit Apr 2012 #4

I am in a rural area but I have thought about possibly volunteering to drive people in Pgh that need appleannie1 Apr 2012 #7

BEST ADVICE of the season, Demit! calimary Apr 2012 #13

+1,000. That could be an OP by itself. Thanks for the fire. freshwest Apr 2012 #16

how did PA get that through? DOJ said no to Texas. There DOJ said that Texas had not proven a Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2012 #8

State. We don't have a large Hispanic population. It was done here to get poor people and black appleannie1 Apr 2012 #10

So ironic. The "saving grace" in Texas WAS that they have a large Hispanic population. They had to Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2012 #23

Adding that there is a large hispanic population on the east side of the state Ruby the Liberal Apr 2012 #12

That's because of the Voting Rights Act Alcibiades Apr 2012 #18

We had one women who had gotten married and her name and address did not jive with what was in the appleannie1 Apr 2012 #9

Thanks for being there. What did the Dittoheads say? freshwest Apr 2012 #14

I worked the polls in PA, also today & we've come up with a........ mrmpa Apr 2012 #19

That's a great idea. But, aren't you supposed to match the ID to the name on the voter list? Are Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2012 #24

The voter will keep their ID out, and the poll worker will use it to check the registration book.... mrmpa Apr 2012 #27

That's a great idea MadrasT Apr 2012 #25

I was an observer. My personal polling station did not ask for id, merely handed out the notice msanthrope Apr 2012 #21

Working as intended. toddwv Apr 2012 #22

I was surprised that I was not asked for ID at my polling place. PA Democrat Apr 2012 #26