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xchrom

(108,903 posts)
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:23 AM Oct 2012

At Least Five Pennsylvania Counties Still Falsely Tell Voters They Need ID To Vote

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/10/09/974291/at-least-five-pennsylvania-counties-still-falsely-tell-voters-that-they-need-id-to-vote/

Last week, a Pennsylvania court mostly suspended that state’s voter ID law for the upcoming election. Under the court’s order, voters will still be asked for ID at the polls, but they will still be able to cast a regular ballot — not a provisional ballot — if they are unable to show it.

Yet, despite this court order, at least five Pennsylvania county websites still falsely inform voters that they need to show ID in order to cast a regular ballot:

Butler County: Butler County’s website still tells voters that “[s]tarting with the November 2012 general election, Pennsylvania requires voters to show an acceptable photo identification to vote at the polls.”

Bucks County: Bucks County’s website falsely claims that “f you do not have a photo ID or are indigent and unable to obtain one without payment of a fee, you may cast a provisional ballot, and will have six days to provide your photo ID and/or an affirmation to your county elections office to have your ballot count.”

Perry County: Perry County echoes Bucks County’s false statement that voters without IDs will only be able to cast provisional ballots.

Luzerne County: Luzerne County’s website is similarly incorrect, also falsely claiming that “ALL voters will be required to show a photo ID before voting at a polling place.”
Delaware County: Delaware County’s website falsely claims that “Pennsylvania law now requires voters to show approved photo ID to vote at the polls.”
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At Least Five Pennsylvania Counties Still Falsely Tell Voters They Need ID To Vote (Original Post) xchrom Oct 2012 OP
Watch the documentary "How Ohio Pulled It Off" ... Tom_x Oct 2012 #1
Stealing America, Vote by Vote Coyotl Oct 2012 #4
Reported on Oct 9, 2012 at 9:00 am Coyotl Oct 2012 #2
I know Rachael went through some of these last week BumRushDaShow Oct 2012 #3

Tom_x

(41 posts)
1. Watch the documentary "How Ohio Pulled It Off" ...
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:27 AM
Oct 2012

over at Youtube to see a very clear explanation of how the 2004 election was stolen.

You are probably not gonna be able to fix this country through elections anymore. The only solution is massive civil disobedience especially the general strike.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
2. Reported on Oct 9, 2012 at 9:00 am
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:28 AM
Oct 2012

This should make the news a few times in PA, helping clarify the facts for voters and bringing more attention to, and thus more backlash from, Republican anti-democratic voter suppression.

BumRushDaShow

(127,348 posts)
3. I know Rachael went through some of these last week
Tue Oct 9, 2012, 09:29 AM
Oct 2012

Except for Delaware & Luzerne County, most of the rest are generally red counties (not that this whole thing isn't disingenuous) and especially with Bucks County, which is a reddish/purplish rim county of Philly.

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