UPDATE: Last week [1], HB 934 [2] passed the Pennsylvania Senate. It got through concurrence yesterday by a House vote of 104-88 [3]. Governor Corbett signed it [4] as soon as it got to his desk. Now photo ID is law in Pennsylvania.
On Wednesday, in a 26-23 vote [5] on HB 934 [2], the Pennsylvania Senate passed photo ID. Having passed the House last June [6], it now goes to concurrence (final negotiations) and will soon reach Governor Corbett’s desk, where it’s expected to be signed into law. It’s important to note that the lead sponsor, Representative Daryl Metcalfe, is an ALEC [7] member [8].
Protect Our Vote has taken a strong stand against photo ID in their state. Made up of 45 groups, the voting rights coalition recently [9] held a rally [10] at the state Capitol Rotunda, at which they unveiled a petition containing the signatures of 13,000 Pennsylvanians. Have you ever wondered what 13,000 signatures looks like [11]?
It took 1,000 feet to display the strong opposition to photo ID. And voting rights supporters won’t stop there. There is already talk of lawsuits [12] to challenge the (expected) new law.
For more information, check out The Right to Vote under Attack: The Campaign to Keep Millions of Americans from the Ballot Box [13], a Right Wing Watch: In Focus [14] report by PFAW Foundation.
