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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/10/09/974291/at-least-five-pennsylvania-counties-still-falsely-tell-voters-that-they-need-id-to-vote/Last week, a Pennsylvania court mostly suspended that states voter ID law for the upcoming election. Under the courts order, voters will still be asked for ID at the polls, but they will still be able to cast a regular ballot not a provisional ballot if they are unable to show it.
Yet, despite this court order, at least five Pennsylvania county websites still falsely inform voters that they need to show ID in order to cast a regular ballot:
Butler County: Butler Countys website still tells voters that [s]tarting with the November 2012 general election, Pennsylvania requires voters to show an acceptable photo identification to vote at the polls.
Bucks County: Bucks Countys website falsely claims that f you do not have a photo ID or are indigent and unable to obtain one without payment of a fee, you may cast a provisional ballot, and will have six days to provide your photo ID and/or an affirmation to your county elections office to have your ballot count.
Perry County: Perry County echoes Bucks Countys false statement that voters without IDs will only be able to cast provisional ballots.
Luzerne County: Luzerne Countys website is similarly incorrect, also falsely claiming that ALL voters will be required to show a photo ID before voting at a polling place.
Delaware County: Delaware Countys website falsely claims that Pennsylvania law now requires voters to show approved photo ID to vote at the polls.
In addition to these five county websites, at least one state university West Chester University falsely informs its students that they MUST present one of the following forms of PHOTO ID when [they] go to their poll place to vote in the General Election this November 6, 2012.
avebury
(10,952 posts)of court and put in jail for a while.
Tippy
(4,610 posts)From State Party...With a copy of the order...Do not let anyone get away without voting ...NO Provisional Ballots usually they are not counted..Call friendly media...none of these poll workers will want to see their faces on/in the news denying people the right to vote...But make dam sure you have a rep from the State Democratic Party...they should have Lawyers...or at least the ACLU...
DO IT LEGAL
JRLeft
(7,010 posts)bushisanidiot
(8,064 posts)lying is what they do best.
ohtransplant
(1,488 posts)Blue Idaho
(5,060 posts)and violating the civil rights of American citizens?
Why do republicans hate the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
bushisanidiot
(8,064 posts)they may be taking down names, etc. right now to keep a timeline of events
drhobo
(74 posts)I live in eastern PA and I think it is equally likely that some low level government workers are not doing their job to update their election procedural documentation. Local government around here often doesn't care about the letter of the law if ignoring it makes their job easier. Its honestly worse than when I lived in PG county outside DC. For example my local government has not updated the procedures and ordinances published on their website since April 2011 but they still enforce the recent additions.
Justice
(7,188 posts)bushisanidiot
(8,064 posts)especially during election season.
i'm sure they're very proud of all of the shenanigans they've pulled over the decades.