http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2014/01/17/3178601/pennsylvania-voter-ruling/
In a major victory for proponents of voting rights, a Pennsylvania judge overturned the state’s new voter identification law on Friday.The voter ID measure was enacted in the Commonwealth in March 2012, eight months before the presidential election. It contained a strict ID requirement, meaning that if a voter showed up at the polls and did not have a certain form of photo identification, she would be denied their right to cast a ballot.Officials estimated that as many as 750,000 Pennsylvanians lacked an acceptable identification, leaving nearly 1 in 10 voters at risk of being disenfranchised.
don't think for a second the republicans didn't know this it is why they did it to lower votes on the Progressive side allowing their low voter turnout to prevail. remember the house leader, "voter ID it will allow Romney to win, done" paraphrased but accurate.
More than a year later, Judge Bernard L. McGinley ruled on Friday against proponents of the law, issuing a permanent injunction against the voter ID requirement. In his opinion, McGinley noted that “In Pennsylvania, the right of qualified electors to vote is a fundamental one.” Therefore, “Pennsylvania precedent does not permit regulation of the right to vote when such regulation denies the franchise, or ‘make[s] it so difficult as to amount to a denial.’” McGinley also found no compelling state interest was present that could override this right, noting that no in-person voter fraud is “exceedingly rare” and that “a vague concern about voter fraud does not rise to a level that justifies the burdens constructed here.”
don't get to happy you know they will contest after all they don't care how it makes them look, no shame in their game. ok you can celebrate a little +o)
