Pennsylvania

JPZenger

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Wed Jul 10, 2013, 03:53 PM

Jul 2013

A PA resident can take the driver's test anywhere, but the ones in our area are overloaded. Yes, I'll probably have to take her to another region of the state.

Yes, you can get a non-photo ID in PA. However, most people need an original "raised seal" birth certificate. Depending upon where you were born, that can take months and can cost a chunk of change. Birth certificates don't exist for some elderly persons who were born in the rural Deep South or other countries. Persons born in Puerto Rico (which are hundreds of thousands of PA residents) are having a helluva time because they invalidated all of the birth certificates that are less than a couple years old.

I like to think I know the political system pretty well, but this is confusing me. How about the poor schmuck who is not totally fluent in English, or is not internet-savvy, etc?

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Pa. Voter ID Law Could Keep My Daughter from Voting - Unless She Buys a Gun [View all] JPZenger Jul 2013 OP

I'm in Philly--can she use my address to make an appointment with PennDot down here? PM me if you msanthrope Jul 2013 #1

Does the Pennsylvania voter ID law Jenoch Jul 2013 #2

Thanks for your response JPZenger Jul 2013 #5

Let her come to Texas. Then she can vote in both TX and PA. Downwinder Jul 2013 #3

Passport HockeyMom Jul 2013 #4

Must she actually purchase a firearm? JoDog Jul 2013 #6

I remember when they expected the law to go into effect Curmudgeoness Jul 2013 #7

That's a good idea. Call your state rep or senator. nt femmocrat Jul 2013 #9

It is crazy that people have to jump through hoops just to vote. femmocrat Jul 2013 #8