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Judge Halts Pa.’s Tough Voter ID Requirement

Posted on 10/2/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsBy Marc Levy of The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday blocked Pennsylvania’s divisive voter identification requirement from going into effect before Election Day, delivering a hard-fought victory to Democrats who said it was a ploy to defeat President Barack Obama and other opponents who said it would prevent the elderly and minorities from voting. The decision by Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson on the law requiring each voter to show a valid photo ID could …

In Pennsylvania, Voter ID Law Threatens to Exclude Nearly 10 Percent of State’s Voters

Posted on 07/6/2012 by | Politics | Comments

Bulletin Today | PoliticsThis post was updated on July 9. Older Pennsylvanians who don’t drive could face a problem in November: They may not be able to vote. According to data released this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, more than 758,000 registered voters in the Keystone State  — some 9.2 percent of Pennsylvania’s 8.2 million voters — do not have DOT-issued ID cards. Under the state’s new voter ID law, that means they may not be able to vote. And the …