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 …
Will this Voter ID decision stick? Both sides had said they would appeal this ruling.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson upheld Pennsylvania’s controversial Voter ID law, but that’s not the end of the story. At the conclusion of the hearing, both sides said they would appeal to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court if they lost. In this case, the loser is American Civil Liberties Union legal director Vic Walczak. He told The Washington Post that the case isn't over. “It’s why they make appeals courts.” Do you agree with the verdict? Leave a comment. The ACLU and the NAACP claim voter ID laws disenfranchises voters, especially the elderly, the poor and minorities. Proponents of voter ID laws, including State Senator Daryl Metcalfe (R-12th District) who introduced the Pennsylvania bill, say the law is meant to prevent voter …
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia’ s has a flawed driver's license that could keep her from voting this fall. Are you on the list?
Eric W
7:15 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
So, if I come in with a photo id, it will be enough to cast my vote? or, do you add even more layers of government bull crap to define what exactly is an acceptable form of id. This is the issue, Sara. More restrictions on a restriction addicted government. more ›