Pa. Department of State

Testimony Highlights Controversy of Pennsylvania’s New Voter ID Law

A top elections official admits that the Commonwealth has no idea how many voters do not have valid ID for voting.

2012/07/30

(Pennsylvania legislators from Philadelphia published a guide to assist voters with the new ID requirement. File photo by Ed Fischer)

Pa. Official Takes Witness Stand to Defend State’s New Voter ID Law

Shannon Moyer of the Pennsylvania Department of State began the day testifying about the Commonwealth’s voter education efforts.

2012/07/27

Voters cast their ballots during the April primary. (credit: Cherri Gregg)

Pennsylvania Department Of State Creates New Voter ID Card

The Department of State announced on Friday that it has created a new, more accessible photo ID just for voting. The announcement came less than five days before the ACLU lawsuit to overturn the law was expected to go to trial in Harrisburg.

2012/07/20

(Philadelphia city commissioner Stephanie Singer. File photo by Steve Tawa)

Philadelphia Officials Dicker With Pa. For List of Voters Needing ID Cards

Philadelphia election officials, anxious to make sure voters have photo ID, are waiting impatiently for data from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

2012/06/11

Pennsylvania’s New Voter ID Card Law – What You Need To Know

Pennsylvania’s new voter ID law requires that, beginning in November of this year, all voters present a photo ID every time they vote. But you need to plan ahead.

2012/04/19

(Dr. Kermit Gosnell's office, doing business as Women’s Medical Society, in West Philadelphia. File photo)

Pennsylvania State Workers Fired In Wake Of West Philadelphia Abortion Probe

Pennsylvania governor Tom Corbett has fired some state workers and suspended others in the wake of a far-reaching investigation of a West Philadelphia abortion clinic by a Philadelphia grand jury.

2011/02/15