[EL] PA voter ID law decision

[John Tanner]

I think I read that they have adopted a "close enough" rule or practice to
give IDs to people who don't have specific documents mentioned in the
statute -- sort of like SC's "we'll take your word for it" policy.

Nothing like litigation to effect change

On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 3:45 PM, Doug Hess <douglasrhess at gmail.com> wrote:

> So, the court will likely use what measure or method to determine if
> the voter ID law can be implemented without disenfranchisement?
>
> Seems the Supreme Court of PA has already noted that "...both  state
> agencies involved appreciate that some registered voters have been and
> will be unable to comply with the requirements maintained by PennDOT
> to obtain an identification card under  Section  1510(b).  See N.T.
> at  713  (testimony  from  a  deputy  secretary  for PennDOT that “at
> the end of the day there will be people who will not be able to
> qualify for a driver’s license or a PennDOT ID  card”), 749, 772, 810,
> 995."
>
> So what's left to decide (for the near term)? Or is there really
> nothing to decide and the language of what is "instructed" is just
> worded that way? Are these "alternate IDs" being given out readily? Do
> people know about them?
>
> The text: http://www.pacourts.us/OpPosting/Supreme/out/J-114-2012pco.pdf
>
> Doug
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