Lawsuit Seeks to Overturn Pennsylvania Voter ID Law

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"HARRISBURG -- The debate over Pennsylvania's new voter ID law is heading from the state House to the courthouse."

"Groups opposed to requiring photo identification at the polls plan to file a lawsuit today in Commonwealth Court seeking to prevent the law from taking full effect at the November elections. The lawsuit will name about 10 people who lack the documents needed to obtain an acceptable form of identification, said three attorneys involved in the suit."

"While voters were asked for photo identification at the primary elections last week, they were allowed to vote without it. Starting in November, they will have to show a photo ID issued by the state or federal government or a Pennsylvania college, nursing home or county or municipal employer."

"The suit will ask for an injunction against the law while the case is being decided as well as a final ruling that the law is unconstitutional, said Jennifer Clarke, executive director of the Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia, one of the groups organizing the lawsuit."

"David Gersch, an attorney representing the plaintiffs, said the state cannot justify the new ID requirements without demonstrating that voter fraud is taking place."

Read more at: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/state/lawsuit-seeks-to-overturn-pennsylvania-voter-id-law-633820/

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1. Glad to hear it. n/t

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2. Voter fraud as defined by the GOP is a manufactured issue.

Coulter committed voter fraud. O'Keefe committed voter fraud. Okay, that's two examples - both GOP. All they want to do is disenfranchise voters who lean toward Democrats.