ALERT !!! - Re: PA - From Dan Fromkin - HuffPo

[WillyT]

8:46 AM – Today

Voters Without ID Being Turned Away In Pennsylvania

Civil rights groups are concerned that the Pennsylvania voter identification law, which was blocked by a state judge, is nevertheless being enforced in precincts around the state.

"Advancement Project, and our coalition partners, are investigating and addressing what seems to be a pattern in PA of poll workers turning away voters if they don’t have voter ID which violates the court order under our lawsuit that stipulated that voters do not need ID for this election," spokesman Rich Robinson wrote in an email. "It’s not surprising, because despite the judge’s ruling, the state continued to run ads telling voters to get ID."

--Dan Froomkin

Link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/06/election-2012-live-updates_n_2036136.html#249_voters-without-id-being-turned-away-in-pennsylvania

[efhmc]

1. Please do something!

[WinkyDink]

2. WHERE ARE THE G-D PRECINCT CAPTAINS?? Why aren't these places IDENTIFIED by posters??

[liberal N proud]

3. This is why Romney campaign says PA is in play

They will steal it too!

[titaniumsalute]

4. fucking nazis

Kick

[blue in redland]

5. Central PA

I voted this morning in Palmyra PA(near Hershey PA)Waited 40 mins.This is a very Republican area and the poll worker did come out frequently and told people an ID was not recquired.Overheard some people in line stating they would not show ID in protest.So at least in this little polling place things seemed to be legit.Lets hope its only a few screwed up places pulling this crap.

[WinkyDink]

6. My polling place had a sign ON THE DOOR about not needing ID.

[MadrasT]

7. I had a similar experience in Chester County (though it is more D over here).

No problems at all. They announced ID was not required and they were clear it was optional. (I did not show mine.)

Our little country polling place was *very* busy!

[SaveAmerica]

9. Thanks for this info on your precinct, I think it comes down to

how legitimate a county BoA Official wants to be, unfortunately.

[SaveAmerica]

8. I didn't know it was official poll workers, too! Ridiculous!!

I've read of campaign workers asking for ID outside of voting places but didn't know that the OFFICIALS are doing this too!