[tomkat]

As of Tuesday, according to McKnight, the IDs and counties are as follows: Northumberland, 42; Montour, 5; and Union, 10 . . .

The free IDs are part of the state’s push to make sure registered voters are able to cast ballots on the heels of the March voter ID law, McKnight said . . .

Valid identification for voting includes not only valid driver’s licenses, but also driver’s licenses that have expired within the past 12 months, McKnight said. “People with (those) will not qualify for a free ID,” she said . . .

While PennDOT estimated that more than 3,700 voters in Northumberland County — and more than 700,000 people statewide — did not have a PennDOT identification card, the discrepancy in the numbers may be because those individuals had other acceptable forms of identification, or simply chose not to get a valid identification, McKnight said.

(more at link)

[tomkat]

In other words, even when IDs are FREE, thousands and thousands won't go to the trouble of getting one !

We may yet disappoint everyone, but this is one of the factors that may bring PA back into the sanity column on 06 November.

/.02

[grundle]

On a related note:

Requiring photo ID is “racist,” except when it’s done by the NAACP, Eric Holder’s Justice Department, unions, Obama’s campaign events, and other liberal organizations

[Cheerio]

There is one - and only one - reason for objecting to requiring an ID for voting. YOU PLAN TO CHEAT.

[moovova]

700,000 statewide? Ain’t no way.

There’s a WHOLE lotta smoke being blown...

[upchuck]

Here in South Carolina, not only are the IDs free, but our Governor Nikki Haley even set up a toll free 800 number to be called if you don’t have transportation to the DMV. I don’t remember the exact number, but it got very few calls.

Our law is modeled after Indiana’s which has already withstood a Supreme Court case.

And, guess what, Holder and His People still found our law to be lacking.

[The_Reader_David]

Hardly surprising, this, seeing that in rural counties one pretty much needs a car, and thus a driver’s license — add to that needing photo ID to cash checks or buy really functional decongestants, and pretty much no one needs an ID specially issued to vote.

[FrankR]

The new congress and administration should pass a national “social Security” card issue in which Americans have until 2014 to get a new (and free) updated social security card, with a security strip, and a photo. It would take the same info to get one as it takes to get, or renew, drivers licenses in most states, I.e. birth certificate, proof of address, etc.

Those not meeting age requirements to receive SS, would lose benefits for non-compliance.

Then, in order to vote, you would have to present these cards.

All eligible would comply to keep their benefits coming, those that are not, don’t vote.

It smacks of a “nationali.d. Card”, but would be a viable workaround for voter I.d. And we might catch some illegals in the process. We already have to present drivers licenses or two forms if ID to do most everything else anyway.

Those who are eligible, and honest, shouldn’t have any problem with such.

With the mass invasion of illegals we have, it may be the only way to separate the wheat from the chaff.

[bgill]

The rest are waiting for the beer and smokes filled limo filled to drive them there.

[JoeProBono]

[GeronL]

Its a fake issue to start with

[jonascord]

There is no real way for even the Philly Dems to convince the dead to crawl from the grave and get an ID to vote.

2,000 ID cards going to the same address, (some Union office), will nudge even the Penn DOT that something might be fishy.

In Chicago, tho, that would be SOP...

[manc]

funny how the elft said that there were so many without photo ID’s and like my wife said.”if they cannot be bothered getting an ID then why would the left think they could be bothered voting”

[Carry_Okie]

The Democrats will sue, claiming that because they did not get as many votes as in years past, it therefore constitutes proof that the requirement for IDs inhibited voter participation. They should ask the judge for a specific number of votes as compensation, just to make things "fair."

Think of as equivalent to affirmative action among political parties.

[P.O.E.]

Does seem to be somewhat of a process, but time and effort should be a small price to pay in order vote, haina?

http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/voter/voteridlaw.shtml

Step1
To obtain a Pennsylvania Photo Identification card for voting purposes, an individual needs to visit a Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Driver License Center with a completed Application for an Initial Photo Identification Card; form DL-54A, and the following:

Social Security Card
AND
One of the following:

Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
Certificate of Naturalization
*Birth Certificate with a raised seal
PLUS

Two proofs of **residency such as lease agreements, current utility bills, mortgage documents, W-2 form, tax records

*If they do not have a birth certificate with a raised seal and are a Pennsylvania native; and do not have one of the acceptable, alternative forms of photo identification to vote; and will provide a signed oath/affirmation form, when visiting the PennDOT driver license center, they must:

Tell the PennDOT customer service representative they are a Pennsylvania native who needs a photo ID for voting purposes, and do not have a certified copy of their birth certificate;
Sign an oath/affirmation that they do not have an acceptable form of ID for voting purposes and the photo ID is needed for voting purposes;
Show a Social Security card and two proofs of residence, such as a deed, lease, tax bill, or utility bill;
Fill out a DL-54A form requesting a non-driver photo ID and;
Complete the HD01564F (Request for Certification of Birth Record for Voter ID Purposes Only) form, which collects information such as birth name, mother and father’s name and place of birth. This Department of Health form is available at all Driver Licensing Centers.

PennDOT will then forward the completed form to the Department of Health, which maintains birth records. After verifying the birth record is on file, the Department of Health will securely transmit this information to PennDOT. PennDOT will then notify them by letter that their birth record has been confirmed. They may then return to any driver license center, with the above noted documentation, to receive your free photo ID for voting purposes. This verification process will take up to ten days and does not require the payment of a fee.

http://www.dmv.state.pa.us/pdotforms/dl_forms/dl-54a.pdf

[PapaBear3625]

While PennDOT estimated that more than 3,700 voters in Northumberland County — and more than 700,000 people statewide — did not have a PennDOT identification card, the discrepancy in the numbers may be because those individuals had other acceptable forms of identification, or simply chose not to get a valid identification, McKnight said.

I would like to have the GOP get that list, and verify how many of those registered voters didn't get ID because they DON'T REALLY EXIST!