About 9 Percent of PA Voters Don't Have Proper ID to Vote
The PA Department of State released figures this week after comparing PennDOT and voter registration databases, including information for Northampton County.
In Northampton County alone, there are 18,062 registered voters who do not have a PennDOT ID number that will be required to vote in the fall general election, according to a Pennsylvania Department of State comparison of voter registration rolls and PennDOT ID databases. In March, state lawmakers approved a new voter ID bill (House Bill 934) that requires each voter to present proof of identification at every election. Sponsored by Rep. Daryl Metcalfe, R-Cranberry, the law is scheduled to take effect for the Nov. 6 general election. The law has been controversial, as Democrats have challenged that it will disenfranchise voters without proper IDs, while Republicans say it will help prevent voter fraud. The database comparison provided this…
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10:44 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Amend...I agree. Lots of talk of illegal voters...but very, very little proof. However...lots of talk of FREE ID's...but are they really FREE? Nope. We taxpayers are footing a $4M bill for this program. This Governor has a knack of slight-of-hand when it comes to paying for things. "Oh no...it won't cost the individual a penny!" And in the same breath he cuts state funding to something else and … more ›