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8/2/2019 PA voter ID law Q and A
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WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOWABOUTPASNEWVOTERIDLAW
PennsylvanialawnowrequiresallvoterstopresentaphotoIDeverysingletimetheygotothepolls.Therearealsonewrulesabouthowtovotebyabsenteeballot.
ItsuptoyoutomakesureyouarenotdeniedtherighttovoteWhatkindofIDsshouldIbringtothepolls?Inordertovoteatyourpollingplace,youmustproveyouridentitybyshowingoneofthefollowing
UNEXPIRED(unlessotherwisenoted)PHOTOidentificationsissuedby: TheUnitedStatesgovernment,e.g.,aU.S.passport TheCommonwealthofPA,e.g.,adriverslicense(NOTE:Anexpireddriverslicenseisokayaslongas
itis
within
12
months
after
the
expiration
date)
APAmunicipalitytomunicipalemployees AnaccreditedPApublicorprivateinstitutionofhigherlearning,e.g.,astudentcard APAcarefacility,whichincludesalongtermcarenursingfacility,anassistedlivingresidenceora
personalcarehome
U.S.ArmedForcesbranchesortheirreserves,includingthePANationalGuard(NOTE:TheIDholdercanbeaveteranorcurrentmember;theexpirationdatecanbeindefinite.)
Ihaveareligiousobjectiontobeingphotographed.YoucanstillvotebypresentingavalidnonphotodriverslicenseorothernonphotoIDissuedbythePA
DepartmentofTransportation (knownasPennDOT).
IdonthaveanyoftheformsofIDyoumentioned.YoucanapplyforaPennDOTPhotoIdentification CardbysubmittingformDL54AandsigninganOath/
AffirmationthatyoudonthaveanacceptableformofIDinordertovote.Whencompletingtheapplication,
youwillneedtoprovide:
Yoursocialsecuritycard,and Yourbirthcertificate(witharaisedseal),certificateofU.S.citizenship,certificateof
naturalizationoravalidU.S.passport,and Twoproofsofresidency,e.g.,leaseagreement,mortgagedocuments,W2form,taxrecordsor
currentutilitybillIlivewithmyparents.WhereamIgoingtogettwoproofsofresidency?YoucanbringoneofyourparentswithyoutoPennDOTtoshowtheirdriverslicenseornondriversPhoto
ID. Asasecondproofofresidency,youcanbringabankstatement,paystuboracreditcardbillaslongas
theaddressmatchestheaddressonyourparentsID.
WhatifImanoutofstatecollegestudentbutwanttovoteatthepollsinPA?StudentIDsfromnonPAcollegesoruniversitiesarentanacceptableformofphotoID.Ifyouwanttoapply
toPennDOTforaphotoIDinordertovote,thepaperworkfromyourcollegeshowingyourdormroom
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assignmentandabillwithyourdormroomaddresswillbeacceptedasoneproofofresidency.Justlikethe
studentwholivesathome,abankstatementorpaystubcanserveasasecondproofofresidency.
HowmuchwillitcostmetogetaPhotoIdentificationCardinordertovote?Nothing.Itsfree.(Butgettingacertifiedcopyofyourbirthcertificatewillcostyou$10.Thefeemaybe
waivedfor
voters
who
served
or
are
currently
serving
in
the
Armed
Forces
or
their
dependents.)
WherecanIfindthenearestPennDOToffice?ClickhereforalistingofallPennDOTofficesaroundthestate:http://www.dot.state.pa.us/
WhathappensifIshowupatthepollswithoutanacceptablephotoID?Youwillhavetovotebyprovisional(paper)ballot.Youcanalsovotebyprovisionalballotifyousayyoucant
affordtogetproofofyouridentitywithoutpayingafee.
Willmyprovisionalballotbecounted?Notautomatically.Withinsixcalendardaysofanelection,youmustaffirmeitherinpersonatyourCounty
Boardof
Elections
or
by
sending
the
Board
an
electronic,
faxed
or
paper
copy
of
an
affirmation
that
you
are
thesamepersonwhoappearedatthepollsonelectiondayandcastaprovisionalballotand,ifthisapplies,
thatyoucantaffordtogetproofofyouridentitywithoutpayingafee.Youcanbeprosecutedforperjuryif
yougivefalseinformation.
AndIifdontdothiswithinsixdays?Yourprovisionalballotwontbecounted.
WherecanIfindmyCountyBoardofElections?ClickhereforalistingofallCountyBoardsofElectionaroundthestate:http://www.votespa.com/
DoIneedtoshowIDtovotebyabsenteeballot?Unlessyouareamilitaryoroverseasvoterapplyingforanabsenteeballot,youmustproveyouridentityby
providingoneofthefollowingonyourapplicationforanabsenteeballot:
Yourdriverslicensenumber Thelastfourdigitsofyoursocialsecuritynumber(ifyoudonthaveadriverslicense) AcopyofanyphotoIDthatwouldbeacceptableifyouwerevotinginperson AnonphotodriverslicenseorothernonphotoIDissuedbyPennDOT(ifyouhaveareligious
objectiontobeingphotographed)
Whathappensifmyabsenteeballotisrejected?Ifyoudontproveyouridentifyproperly,oryourproofcantbeverifiedbytheCountyBoardofElections,
youwill
get
anotice
from
the
Board
(along
with
the
absentee
ballot)
that
you
must
provide
acceptable
proof
oryourabsenteeballotwontcount.Youhavesixcalendardaysafteranelectiontodothis.
Imdisabled.Votingishardenoughformeasitis.Ifyouaredisabledandyourpollingplaceisnotaccessible,youareeligibletovotebyalternativeballot.The
newVoterIDlawdoesntrequireyoutoshowproofofidentification ifyouvotebyalternativeballot.
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Thisishappeningreallyfast.Isnttheprimaryaroundthecorner?Yes,April24(youhavetoregistertovotebyMarch26,bytheway).TheApril24primaryislikeadress
rehearsal.YouwillbeaskedforaphotoIDbutwillstillbeallowedtovoteonthemachineswithoutone.Itsa
goodideatobringaphotoIDjusttogetinthehabitofbringingittothepollseverytimeyouvote.
DoIhavetobringaphotoIDtotheNovemberelection?Absolutely.PAsvoterIDlawgoesintofulleffectfortheNovember6generalelection.Inotherwords,ifyouwanttovoteforpresidentorU.S.Senatororanyoneelseontheballot,youmustpresentanacceptable
photoID.
Visitwww.seventy.orgforcompleteinformationonPennsylvaniasnewvoterIDlawandthe2012elections.
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