Roughly nine percent of people registered to vote in the state do not have a PennDOT ID number that will be required to vote in the fall general election, according to the a Pennsylvania Department of State comparison of voter registration rolls and PennDOT ID databases.
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The database comparison provided by the Department of State shows that 91 percent of Pennsylvania's 8,232,928 registered voters have PennDOT ID numbers. Of the 758,939 voters who could not be matched between the Department of State and PennDOT databases, 22 percent, or 167,566, are inactive voters, most of whom have not voted since 2007.
Locally, here is the county-specific breakdown of voters without a PennDOT ID number in the Greater Philadelphia area:
County Voters Without ID Active Voters Inactive Voters Chester 17,928 22,475 4,547 Delaware 33,130 40,547 7,417 Montgomery 37,645 44,952 7,307 Philadelphia 136,182 186,830 50,648Under HB 934, which voters need to present a state-issued photo ID to vote, except for specific circumstances, such as a religious objection to being photographed, in order to cast their vote.
The following forms of ID can be accepted as proof of identification:
- Valid driver’s license
- ID card distributed by any other state or federal agency
- U.S. passport
- Student identification or employee identification card
- Armed forces ID
Voters could also present one of the following documents for review if a photo ID is not present:
- Firearm permit
- Current utility bill
- Crrent bank statement
- Paycheck
- Government paycheck
Any voter not able to produce proof of ID may cast a provisional vote, which must be confirmed by the county board of elections within six days of the election.
Looking into some of the required paper work that Americans are having to produce for proof of citizenship, we learn that there are financial costs form at least $50.00 to $100.00 to obtain necessary documents. Corbett and our Republican's don't talk about these financial costs, because having to pay money to prove one's legal right to vote is factually called a Poll Tax.
Magic666's comment: "You need ID for everything else, so what is the real issue here? Yup, you guessed it...they want Obama to win, but isn't it better to win an election on your own merits?" makes no sense really. My BJ's card and my library card are ID, but not even my voter registration card will be adequate at the polls as a result of this new law. AN ELECTION IS FAIR ONLY IF ALL REGISTERED VOTERS ARE ABLE TO CAST THEIR BALLOT. "Merit" doesn't have anything to do with it. The legislators who crafted this law and voted it in place have lost all sense of "merit" in my opinion; they have not only wasted my tax dollars but have attempted to disenfranchise poor and elderly voters.
No, the elderly do not need a photo ID to collect Social Security. At some point they had to present a Social Security number and a birth certificate, but after that they can simply have their checks direct deposited. And, no, it is often not easy at all to get to a DMV for a photo ID by public transportation. I've checked and a round trip to my nearest DMV office would require 4 bus rides, two walks and up to four hours. Plus, on most days, I would have to get there before 4:15. And, no, the poor on assistance do not need the sort of photo ID this law requires. So, now that you know your facts are wrong, are you willing to reevaluate your opinion?
Here is something else you might think about Ms. Moore.... All the stuff that you are obviously making up about your family and your "friend of my sister from Boston" would make you an accomplice to criminal activity as well as your parents since you claim what you say is the truth. You see you have knowledge of a crime and so do your parents and if that knowledge has not been reported then you should be looking for a good lawyer. I wonder if the monitor of the Patch will be reporting you, your parents and your sister to the authorities for having first hand knowledge of what you claim is voter fraud and not reporting it?
The signature of EVERY voter is already in the poll book so that, when the voter signs in to vote on election day, the poll workers can compare the voters' live signatures to the authorized signatures. If you are saying that someone already had signed in for your deceased relatives when your parents arrived (i.e., that there were 2 signatures for them in the book), then my next question is: To what authority did you or your parents report this crime and what was their response? Also, since you no doubt would want to get to the bottom of these disturbing allegations, I assume you filed a request to see the page of the poll book where someone signed in for your deceased relatives? What did it show? As for your friend from Boston, you are suggesting that the poll workers committed a crime by allowing a non-registered voter to vote. How would a law that requires voters to show photo ID at the polls have prevented that crime? If the poll workers are going to ignore the law prohibiting voters who are not in the book from voting, what makes you think they are going to enforce the photo ID law?
Your attitude is... If it doesn't impact my ability to vote then "it's no big deal." WRONG! The bottom line is that American voters are finding that at a (minimum) it is costing $50.00 to $100.00 to be able to get the documentation and/or paper work to prove that they are who they say they are, to be able to get the State (or should I more specifically say, the Republican Party Mandate) Identification. When American citizens are having to pay money to obtain paper work that proves that they are who they say they are, to be able to vote, that is known as a Poll Tax. It doesn't matter if it is direct or indirect, it is a (tax) because the American citizens who are registered voters, must pay money out of their pockets to be able to vote. Further, you assume that everyone has a bank account. You clearly have a narrow and uneducated perspective on many other peoples lives and what is available and/or affordable.
Instead of trying to defend a law because it doesn't impact your constitutional rights, you should (as an American) be active in making sure the legislators are not creating laws that inter fear with any Americans constitutional right to vote.
As our Rep. you have an obligation to justify your vote on this election. BTW Rep Kampf is having Town Hall meeting in Phoenixville at the end of the month. Perhaps that would be good time to get some answers and justifications.
On Facebook Website Bio Latest News State Forms Photo Gallery Contact Legislative Update Friday, July 20, 2012 The latest news from the State Capitol You’re Invited to My Town Hall Meeting It’s important that we keep the lines of communication open. That’s why I’m inviting you to a Town Hall meeting. It will take place on Monday, July 30, 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., at the Phoenixville Area High School Auditorium, 1200 Gay St. in Phoenixville. It would be great if all concerned could make this meeting. DC
http://freeandequalpa.wordpress.com/2012/07/21/the-parties-pretrial-briefs/
http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/07/pennsylvania_voter_id_no_in_person_voter_fraud.php?ref=fpa
From: camera in MINNESOTA voting office- Voter Fraud is Legal THIS IS INTERESTING ---- WE CHECK ON VOTER FRAUD IN OTHER COUNTRIES, BUT IN THE U.S.A.VOTER FRAUD IS LEGAL AND FACILITATED ! JUST LIKE OUR ENTITLEMENT PROGRAMS.... THIS IS WORST THAN A CORRUPT, THIRD-WORLD COUNTRY...... This is why the Just-Us Department, under Eric Holder, will do everything to stop voter ID. If you are unaware, Eric Holder is attempting to stop Florida from purging a few hundred thousand illegal, dead, and felons from the voter rolls. They are dead - they can't vote!! They are not citizens -they can't vote!! They need to be purged from the voting rolls - but NO!!Florida is using information supplied by the Department of Homeland Security (aka, America’s KGB) to ascertain who should or should not be on the rolls yet Holder is attempting to stop them. http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=GqMVxeZhflI&feature=player_embedded