I love how this socialist website masquerades like a hometown news website!!!! Like I said yesterday on your article about the judge, you idiots love to talk good about a judge before he rules and then trash him afterwards. Common liberal tactic!!!!!

The reason democrats aren't concerned with voter fraud is because they are the ones who commit it. ACCORN loves Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck!!! Also they love dead people who vote too!!!!

I am a senior citizen who is REQUIRED to show photo ID to every doctor's office I go to. So the complaint that seniors can't get an ID is crap. What are they using for ID's when they go to the doctor or hospital? I believe that church groups and other volunteer service organizations should set up a system whereby anyone in their group (or outside their group) can get free transportation to anyone who needs it to get an ID. Birth certificates can be obtained from Harrisburg; free for veterans and their spouses. So I challenge all organizations, religious or otherwise, to get on the bandwagon and help folks get registered. Elections aren't until November so let's get going!

You should express your indifference to the estimated 750,000-1,000,000 Pennsylvania citizens who will now have to go thru the process of acquiring the required ID so that they can vote. With less than 3 months till the election, I hope the system can handle the needs of those who are being affected, but that seems unlikely considering it will have to deal with some 200,000-250,000+ new IDs should those people seek to conform. The whole premise that someone might try to commit in-person voter fraud as a motivation for this legislation smacks of big governance, Orwelian even. Yet, alleged conservatives support this measure. Would these same conservatives support ending straw purchases because innocent people might be killed by those buying them, or is that an infringement on their 2nd amendment rights?

Sorry. That should have read 200,000-250,000+ new IDs per month.

@Bill- can you, or anyone, prove that there is in-person voter fraud that mandates this legislation?

@bill- in a free country, it just seems odd to enact laws to protect us against something that might happen. Were that the case, shouldn't we have stricter gun laws, and shouldn't we then also enact stricter environmental protections? I stand by the ascertain that it is wrong to limit the rights of countless citizens in an effort to stop an alleged few who might be voting fraudulently. I question the pace of the legislation, and considering comments by certain state legislators, I question the motive. And if indeed, the end result of such legislation is the act of voter suppression, those responsible should be held accountable.

Every election in this country requires that only eligible people can vote. It is not a big deal for people to get the proper ID. Many organizations provide help.

My mother, who didn't drive and had Alzheimer's had a valid ID. It took less than 15 minutes and we enjoyed lunch while we were out. Honestly, there are many people out there who would gladly drive someone to get their ID. Jeez!! If it is so difficult to get it done, then how are you going to manage to get out to vote? There are so many more important issues to "fight" about...just get an ID!!!!!

This law is a solution in search of a problem. It is not about voter fraud. It is about
voter suppression by the Republican Party.

great everyone have a photo voter id.. saddam obahma, if he could, would give voter cards to the illegals. i also think 1 language at the polls.. american.. we are in america,learn the language

Shouldn't every person have a valid ID regardless of an election. There is so much insurance fraud they are asking for valid photo ID. Why wouldn't you want to comply? It is the middle class that suffers the most from fraud. Every student that takes the SAT test needs to prove who they are with photo ID. Why is voting any less critical.

Having a valid ID isn't a requirement of citizenship last I heard.

Voting isn't a requirement of citizenship either, but it's an obligation of ours if we want a say in this country!!

Having a valid ID is not a requirment of citizenship.....but given all the situations with illegals............IT CERTAINLY SHOULD BE ! Voting is a serious matter and should be protected and secured while we still have the right to do so.

Its up to each state actually. Most states if not all have requirements that say you need to have a state ID. Like I said the police can arrest you if you don't have Proper ID, its called a John Doe arrest.

@bill- please site an instance in Pennsylvania where someone has been arrested for not carrying an ID. Is that something you support? cuz that seems extreme, intrusive and unjust. As for banking regulations, those exist as reactions to issue that have occurred. They were just created for the sake of being created. Beyond the base protections the law provides citizens; thou shall not murder, rape, steal, ect. That's how laws should be created, as reactions. And creating laws should require thourough vetting. They shouldn't be made willy nilly because someone suspects something like voter fraud is occurring. This legislation has yet to prove that there is a need for such a reaction.

If you google voter fraud, you will find thousands of cases being litigated in about 15 states. I copied some of them below.

INDIANA 2008 Election officials in Indiana have thrown out more than 4,000 ACORN-submitted voter registrations after finding they had identical handwriting and included the names of many deceased Indianans, and even the name of a fast food restaurant.

MICHIGAN 2008 Clerks in Detroit found a "sizeable number of duplicate and fraudulent [voter] applications" from the Michigan branch of ACORN. Those applications have been turned over to the U.S. Attorney's office for investigation.

2004 The Detroit Free Press reported that “overzealous or unscrupulous campaign workers in several Michigan counties are under investigation for voter-registration fraud, suspected of attempting to register nonexistent people or forging applications for already-registered voters.” ACORN-affiliate Project Vote was one of two groups suspected of turning in the documents.

MISSOURI 2008 Nearly 400 ACORN-submitted registrations in Kansas City have been rejected due to duplication or fake information.

Here are incidents of voter fraud in Pennsylvania. They can be found on the site RottenAcorn.com. Probably there are lots more. These are the ones that were identified.
PA 2009 Seven ACORN workers in the Pittsburgh area were indicted for submitting falsified voter registration forms. Six of the seven were also indicted for registering voters under an illegal quota system.

2008 State election officials have thrown out 57,435 voter registrations, the majority of which were submitted by ACORN. The registrations were thrown out after officials found "clearly fraudulent" signatures, vacant lots listed as addresses, and other signs of fraud.

2008 An ACORN employee in West Reading, PA, was sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for identity theft and tampering with records. A second ACORN worker pleaded not guilty to the same charges and is free on $10,000 bail.

2004 Reading’s Director of Elections received calls from numerous individuals complaining that ACORN employees deliberately put inaccurate information on their voter registration forms. The Berks County director of elections said voter fraud was “absolutely out of hand,” and added: “Not only do we have unintentional duplication of voter registration but we have blatant duplicate voter registrations.” The Berks County deputy director of elections added that ACORN was under investigation by the Department of Justice.

Here are incidents of voter fraud in Pennsylvania. They can be found on the site RottenAcorn.com. Probably there are lots more. These are the ones that were identified.
PA 2009 Seven ACORN workers in the Pittsburgh area were indicted for submitting falsified voter registration forms. Six of the seven were also indicted for registering voters under an illegal quota system.

2008 State election officials have thrown out 57,435 voter registrations, the majority of which were submitted by ACORN. The registrations were thrown out after officials found "clearly fraudulent" signatures, vacant lots listed as addresses, and other signs of fraud.

2008 An ACORN employee in West Reading, PA, was sentenced to up to 23 months in prison for identity theft and tampering with records. A second ACORN worker pleaded not guilty to the same charges and is free on $10,000 bail.

2004 Reading’s Director of Elections received calls from numerous individuals complaining that ACORN employees deliberately put inaccurate information on their voter registration forms. The Berks County director of elections said voter fraud was “absolutely out of hand,” and added: “Not only do we have unintentional duplication of voter registration but we have blatant duplicate voter registrations.” The Berks County deputy director of elections added that ACORN was under investigation by the Department of Justice.