They are ruthless: PA drops plans for 2 online initiatives to boost voting

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http://articles.philly.com/2012-08-16/news/33233687_1_absentee-ballot-absentee-ballots-new-voter-identification-law

August 16, 2012|By Amy Worden, INQUIRER HARRISBURG BUREAU

HARRISBURG - On the same day a judge cleared the way for the state's new voter identification law to take effect, the Corbett administration abandoned plans to allow voters to apply online for absentee ballots for the November election and to register online to vote.

A spokesman for the Department of State said county elections officials told the agency that implementing the new online initiatives as well as voter ID requirements was too much to handle less than three months before the election.

But Stephanie Singer, the top elections official in Philadelphia, said she was unaware that there was an issue with setting up a system to allow voters to register and apply for absentee ballots online, and said shifting more activity online would actually make for less paperwork.

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[femmocrat]

1. Corbett = Worst Governor Ever.

I wish we could rid of that SOB.
I just can't believe this is happening in Pennsylvania and there doesn't seem to be any way to stop them.

[Ruby the Liberal]

2. WTF?

Online = unmanned = not resource intensive.

More corruption out of Corbett's office. Color me shocked.

[MadrasT]

3. Fuck Tom Corbett.

2014 can't get here fast enough.

I hate him with the white hot heat of 1000 suns.

[HopeHoops]

4. Corbett needs a Tabasco enema - but that would be a horrible waste of Tabasco sauce.

[Ruby the Liberal]

5. "VoterID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to Win the State of PA - DONE"

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Speaker of the PA House of Representatives:

[AndyTiedye]

7. They Plan to "Win" the Election by Stealing FL, OH, and PA

Obama has an extremely difficult time getting to 270 without at least one of those states.

[Rex]

13. Disgusting.

Repukes are such disgusting creatures. They hate democracy and anyone that would stand for it.

[BumRushDaShow]

6. It was already a nightmare to get an absentee ballot in 2008

in the city of Philadelphia because they were completely unprepared for the massive amount of requests and were weeks behind getting them out in time (at least by mail). The alternate was to come in person (I think to City Hall) to get one and that was during certain hours.

This is what happens when you have almost 60% of your registered voters sitting out that 2010 election when Cretin Corbutt got elected.

[nc4bo]

8. This is the same Corbett that buried the Sandusky/Paterno/Penn State pedophile operation?

[Ruby the Liberal]

9. Yes.

[nc4bo]

10. #$%@!

Son of a bitch.

Don't have to say anymore on the ethics of that rat bastard, nothing.

He's got some kind of karma coming to him. Hope he's prepared.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. We're all waiting for that other shoe to drop

Ironically, the media here has been badgering him unmercifully, so I expect some of them are doing all sorts of digging and might be waiting to pounce on him when he's up for re-election in 2014 (or just before).

[Ruby the Liberal]

12. Really?

I had not heard that about the media. Excellent news.

[nc4bo]

14. It is good news. I'm just sorry a more national spotlight isn't focused on his role.

It'd be much easier to tie in that corruption with his voter suppression, perhaps making him back off.