Thursday, December 15, 2005
WHOA!
I'm not sure how this one snuck through ...
Technorati Tags: Voter ID | Politics
- HARRISBURG, Pa. - A bill that would require Pennsylvania voters to show some form of identification at the polls or be forced to cast a provisional ballot passed the state Senate on Wednesday night.
The Republican-sponsored bill was approved without debate, 29-21, and sent to the House, which has already approved a measure with similar identification requirements.
However, a spokeswoman for Gov. Ed Rendell and an American Civil Liberties Union official criticized it as putting up obstacles for voters.[ed. STINKING ACLU!]
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If the bill becomes law, the identification requirements would be in force for the November 2006 election, when Pennsylvania voters will elect a governor, U.S. senator and most members of the state Legislature.
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Currently, only people voting in a polling place for the first time must show identification. Under the legislation, every voter would have to show election workers a form of identification such as a valid driver's license; U.S. passport; a student, employee or government ID; a county voter registration card; a firearm permit; a current utility bill; or a current bank statement, paycheck or government check.
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The legislation also would extend the counting of absentee ballots sent from overseas until seven days following the election if the absentee ballot is postmarked no later than the day before the election.[ed.Note that Rendell tried to get Military Votes from overseas discarded last time]
Technorati Tags: Voter ID | Politics
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