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Pennsylvania Voter ID Bill Close to Becoming a Reality
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Mar 06, 2012 03:37pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Randy LoBasso |
| News Date | Tuesday, March 6, 2012 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | "The Pennsylvania state Senate Appropriations Committee passed the state’s Voter ID bill by a 15-11 vote yesterday. The Republican majority in the committee provided the 15 votes for the measure. One Republican, Sen. Mary Jo White of Vebabgo County, joined the 10 Democrats against.
The bill, which would require voters to bring identification to polling places, is now up for consideration on the Senate floor. If and when it gets to Gov. Tom Corbett’s desk, he’s expected to sign it into law.
Democrats and others against the bill have called it a solution without a problem. There have been very few incidents of voter fraud in the United States.
“We’re trying to fix a problem that simply does not exist,” said state Sen. John Wozniak of Cambria County.
Sen. Vincent Hughes of Philadelphia railed against the bill, as well. “Here in Pennsylvania, since 2004 we’ve cast 20 million votes and had four convictions of fraud,” he said. “This is a solution searching for a problem, here.” A report by the U.S. Department of Justice stated that between 2002 and 2007 there have been only 86 documented cases of voter ID fraud—nationwide." |
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