by Jane Richey | Aug 15, 2012 | Voting Issues
Secretary of State Carol Aichele yesterday announced improvements to the state’s VotesPA.com website, designed to disseminate information about the new law and its requirements. In conjunction, the state has begun outreach through Facebook and Twitter accounts....
by Jane Richey | Aug 15, 2012 | Voting Issues
A tough new voter identification law championed by Republicans can take effect in Pennsylvania for November’s presidential election, a judge ruled Wednesday, despite a torrent of criticism that it will suppress votes among President Barack Obama’s...
by Jane Richey | Aug 13, 2012 | Voting Issues
Almost three-quarters of all Americans support the idea that people should have to show photo identification to vote, even though they are nearly as concerned about voter suppression as they are about fraud in presidential elections, according to a new Washington Post...
by Jane Richey | Aug 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Voting Issues
The Treasury Department released a report this week that suggests supervisors in the Internal Revenue Service turned a blind eye to fraud in a program designed to collect taxes from immigrants, legal and illegal, resulting in the agency handing out potentially...
by Jane Richey | Aug 8, 2012 | Politics, Voting Issues
A bipartisan quartet of senators has called on the Chinese government to investigate companies in that nation that are producing high-quality counterfeit American driver’s licenses, saying the practice is a serious national security threat to the United States. In a...
by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2012 | Voting Issues
From newsworks.org: Unless courts rule otherwise, when you go to the polls in Pennsylvania this November, you’ll need to present a photo ID to be allowed to vote. The new state law affects everyone, from first-time voters to senior citizens to those who seek...