Polling places are preparing for the November 2012 general election when all voters - no matter how many years they have been voting - must show photo ID thanks to a new state law.
First-time voters will be asked on Tuesday to provide ID before voting in the primary election.
Poll workers are required to ask all voters for ID.
Do you think voters should be required to show a photo ID? Tell us in the comments section below.
Acceptable forms of ID include:
- Pennsylvania driver’s license
- Non-driver’s license photo identification
- Valid U.S. passport
- U.S. military ID
- Employee photo ID given through federal, state, county or municipal government
- Photo ID card from an accredited Pennsylvania public or private institute of higher education
- Photo ID cards from Pennsylvania care facilities including long-term care, assisted living and personal care homes
Voters who do not have one of the above listed forms of ID can get a free photo ID at a Pennsylvania Driver's License Center.
To find the Driver's License Center nearest you, and to learn what identification and residency documentation you will need to get a photo ID, or for more information, visit www.VotesPa.com or call 1-877-VotesPA (1-877-868-3772).
How many times are we asked for it at the bank or a convenience store? Heck...I get "carded" at the Auto Zone every time I use my debit card! Just because this is something new... it immediately becomes a conspiracy or a political brew-ha-ha. Other states have required this for YEARS!!! Open your wallet or pocketbook...show your ID...and VOTE!! End of story!
Finding anyone who will vote for Obama again, despite the horrific job Obama has done, is bizarre. See? No shortage of TRUE bizarre events.
where is the evidence that the fraud rate is high?
Michael is only interested in blaming democrats for everything. This isn't about fraud at all. Its obvious by his posts. Fraud is a bipartisian issue, but it seems that certain right wingers only pay attention if a democrat is involved.
Of the 61,000 Amish in Pa., 57,000 of them don't have the required ID they will need to vote in November. If they want to change that without compromising their faith, they will need to jump through additional legal hoops (created just for this new law) to get a valid non-photo ID. http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/pa-religious-questions-for-pa-voter-id-law-draw-fire/2012/04/12/gIQAtYdKDT_story.html
"Board of Elections forwarded more than 400 voter and election fraud allegations from 62 cities and counties to Virginia State Police for individual investigation."