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Montco to issue voter IDs through nursing home
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| Last Edited | RBH Sep 21, 2012 05:10pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Philadelphia Inquirer |
| News Date | Friday, September 21, 2012 11:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | As the battle over Pennsylvania's controversial voter-ID law heads back to court, Montgomery County's Democratic-controlled government lobbed its own grenade into the partisan fracas Thursday.
Starting next month, the county will issue its own poll-ready photo IDs to registered voters through a county-run nursing home, the commissioners announced.
The plan exploits a loophole in the law that allows colleges and government-managed care facilities to issue identification cards to anyone, not just those who work, attend classes, or reside there.
While many of the details remain to be worked out, Democratic Commissioner Leslie Richards, head of the county election board, said the move would allow a larger swath of voters to obtain necessary identification in time for November's elections. |
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