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New info reveals that “poll watchers” are being disproportionately deployed to African-American precincts with no history of voter fraud

The state’s anemic response to the ruling putting photo ID on hold has enabled a misinformation campaign in its place.

For now, voters in Pennsylvania without valid photo ID cards don’t have to apply for free ID cards from the state. When they go to the polls in November, they will still be asked for a photo ID card. If they don’t have one, they can vote using a provisional ballot.

While today’s decision is a short-term victory for the voters of Pennsylvania, the Department of State must do more to make sure that people are not disenfranchised.

Written by Jack Mumby Voter ID laws have received a lot of criticism from civil rights groups on the grounds that they disproportionately target students, the elderly, the poor, and people of color– defenders typically reply that since the laws apply equally to everybody, they couldn’t possibly be discriminatory. Chicago-based Black Youth Project, a nonpartisan effort [...]