by Jane Richey | Dec 13, 2012 | Voting Issues
This morning in Commonwealth Court, the next steps could be decided in the legal battle over Pennsylvania’s new law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. The law passed the GOP-controlled legislature last spring, and was promptly signed...
by Jane Richey | Aug 18, 2012 | Voting Issues
The day after a judge upheld Pennsylvania’s new voter identification law, the lead plaintiff in the suit seeking to block the law went to a PennDot office and was issued the photo ID card she needs to vote. Nothing has changed since Viviette Applewhite, 93,...
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...
by Jane Richey | Aug 1, 2012 | Voting Issues
Voter ID Madness By Lowman S. Henry A couple of months ago, suffering from a sore throat, I walked into a local chain pharmacy to buy some cough syrup. The young lady at the check-out counter asked to see my driver’s license or some other form of photo ID. Since...
by Jane Richey | Jul 20, 2012 | Politics
The details aren’t final yet. But Pennsylvania election officials will soon unveil a photo-identification card intended to make it easier for voters to comply with the state’s new voter-ID law. The card is to be formally announced in the next few weeks and...
