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PCIntern

(25,549 posts) Sat Mar 17, 2012, 06:45 PM Mar 2012

Harrisburg, we have a problem...(here we go...)

My really really advanced-in-years FIL (96) is a Dem voter. He gave up his drivers license years ago, and has no positive photo ID which the Commonwealth will now require. You need a series of documents from "column A" and some from "column B" AND, now get this, you have to go NOT TO A DRIVERS LICENSE CENTER (of which we have quite a few) BUT TO THE PLACE WHERE THEY ACTUALLY GIVE THE DRIVER'S TESTS. There are not that many of these and you 'can't get there from here' unless you really knock yourself out or are driven there (which we will do, believe me). These documents, furthermore, are really hard to come by...how many 96 year-olds have their original Social Security card? Or a passport. EXPIRED DRIVERS LICENSES ARE UNACCEPTABLE.

This is REAL VOTER REPRESSION. Inner city folk will in no way be able to undertake this with any ease, and unless this is overturned by the courts, we may be in big troube here in the swing state of Pennsylvania.

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Harrisburg, we have a problem...(here we go...) (Original Post) PCIntern Mar 2012 OP

The Dems, progressives, Occupiers etc. need to get behind this OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2012 #1

Virginia is doing the same. They mailed me my drivers lic renewal, telling me that there is an extra peacebird Mar 2012 #2

Do you need photo ID ... GeorgeGist Mar 2012 #3

My also 96 year old FIL in PA is having this exact problem. enough Mar 2012 #4

Maybe we're related...? PCIntern Mar 2012 #9

In spirit, no doubt, PCI. (nt) enough Mar 2012 #10

Before I went through too much trouble for the photo ID, Curmudgeoness Mar 2012 #5

Contact the ACLU evilhime Mar 2012 #6

There needs to one sweeping law to eliminate this crap. glinda Mar 2012 #7

My only hope is that this bites Republicans in the ass as well. Arugula Latte Mar 2012 #8

Post removed Post removed Mar 2012 #11

I know an elderly couple! K&R DianaForRussFeingold Mar 2012 #12

OffWithTheirHeads

(10,337 posts)

1. The Dems, progressives, Occupiers etc. need to get behind this

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 06:54 PM

Mar 2012

and start doing car pools to I.D. factories, fundraising to pay the fees for I.D.s for folks who can't afford them, etc. This needs to be as big as any GOTV effort and it needs to be followed up with car pools to polling places and polling place monitors to make sure no one with a right to vote gets denied!

peacebird

(14,195 posts)

2. Virginia is doing the same. They mailed me my drivers lic renewal, telling me that there is an extra

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:38 PM

Mar 2012

Charge for anyone who tries to obtain an id in person, instead of their new "streamlined" process. I wonder how people can get state IDs if they do not already have one, now that they are limiting the number of offices intheir "streamlining" effort.

GeorgeGist

(25,321 posts)

3. Do you need photo ID ...

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 07:55 PM

Mar 2012

to buy a gun?

enough

(13,259 posts)

4. My also 96 year old FIL in PA is having this exact problem.

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:25 PM

Mar 2012

I don't think he's ever missed an election in his life. Interesting how being a Pennsylvanian is quickly becoming a very second-class citizen.

PCIntern

(25,549 posts)

9. Maybe we're related...?

Reply to enough (Reply #4)

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 05:48 AM

Mar 2012

enough

(13,259 posts)

10. In spirit, no doubt, PCI. (nt)

Reply to PCIntern (Reply #9)

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 08:18 AM

Mar 2012

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

5. Before I went through too much trouble for the photo ID,

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Sat Mar 17, 2012, 08:48 PM

Mar 2012

I would talk to the Senior Center in your area, or some other Aging Agency, and find out if they will be doing anything to help these people....they will know the issue, they will realize the difficults involved, and they may even find a way to host ID events.

I don't know if they will help, but it is a good first step.