Pennsylvania Voter-ID Law Could Disenfranchise Up To 750,000

[jaxx]

Eric Kleefeld July 5, 2012, 2:52 PM

The impact of Pennsylvania’s new Voter-ID law could be much wider-reaching than the state’s Republican officials claimed when passing the bill, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

<..> The problem is most acutely shown in Philadelphia, with 186,830 registered voters who do not have ID cards in the Transportation database, 18 percent of the city’s total registration.

Pennsylvania has tended to vote Democratic in presidential elections, having only voted Republican in landslide elections since the 1950’s. However, the results can sometimes be quite close, and the GOP has sought to win the state in cycle after cycle. It voted for Barack Obama by an 11-point margin in 2008 — a raw vote spread of about 620,000 votes, less than the new figure of potentially disenfranchised voters. Before that, it went for John Kerry by only 2.5 points in 2004, a spread of about 145,000 votes.

Recently, the state’s GOP House Majority Leader Mike Turzai boasted of the Voter-ID law as a Republican accomplishment that would have an effect in November, telling a party meeting: “Voter ID, which is gonna allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania, done.”

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.co...chised.php

That's a lot of votes. I hope Eric Holder is on this hard.

[Hekate]

Is the DOJ treating this with the urgency it demands?

[Brewman_Jax]

Again, the repub dog whistle of "voter fraud" is being used. At the least, this should warrant a court injunction to stop this while it's being investigated.

[jaxx]

From the Ed Show last night:

PA voter ID law faces court challenge

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http://video.msnbc.msn.com/the-ed-show/4...5#48101645

That guy saying the ID law would ensure Willard winning ought to go to jail for voting fraud.

[Treestar]

We can work to get people IDs, too. Some people just need help dealing with that sort of thing.

[jaxx]

(07-07-2012 08:38 AM)Treestar Wrote:  We can work to get people IDs, too. Some people just need help dealing with that sort of thing.

Yes, and that will be important in Nov. The sooner people get the IDs, the better.....we can count on that vote.

[Treestar]

I'm nearby to PA and would like to work on that. I'm in Delaware which won't need much work to go blue.

[jaxx]

(07-07-2012 09:00 AM)Treestar Wrote:  I'm nearby to PA and would like to work on that. I'm in Delaware which won't need much work to go blue.

I'm sure PA would be glad to have your help. I hope this kind of thing is going on in all the states that are trying to stop registered voters from getting to vote.