WHATYOUNEEDTOKNOWABOUTPASNEWVOTERIDLAW

PennsylvanialawnowrequiresallvoterstopresentaphotoIDeverysingletimetheygotothepolls. Therearealsonewrulesabouthowtovotebyabsenteeballot.

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WhatkindofIDsshouldIbringtothepolls? Inordertovoteatyourpollingplace,youmustproveyouridentitybyshowingoneofthefollowing UNEXPIRED(unlessotherwisenoted)PHOTOidentificationsissuedby: TheUnitedStatesgovernment,e.g.,aU.S.passport TheCommonwealthofPA,e.g.,adriverslicense(NOTE:Anexpireddriverslicenseisokayaslongas itiswithin12monthsaftertheexpirationdate) APAmunicipalitytomunicipalemployees AnaccreditedPApublicorprivateinstitutionofhigherlearning,e.g.,astudentcard APAcarefacility,whichincludesalongtermcarenursingfacility,anassistedlivingresidenceora personalcarehome U.S.ArmedForcesbranchesortheirreserves,includingthePANationalGuard(NOTE:TheIDholder canbeaveteranorcurrentmember;theexpirationdatecanbeindefinite.) Ihaveareligiousobjectiontobeingphotographed. YoucanstillvotebypresentingavalidnonphotodriverslicenseorothernonphotoIDissuedbythePA DepartmentofTransportation(knownasPennDOT). IdonthaveanyoftheformsofIDyoumentioned. YoucanapplyforaPennDOTPhotoIdentificationCardbysubmittingformDL54AandsigninganOath/ AffirmationthatyoudonthaveanacceptableformofIDinordertovote.Whencompletingtheapplication, youwillneedtoprovide: Yoursocialsecuritycard,and Yourbirthcertificate(witharaisedseal),certificateofU.S.citizenship,certificateof naturalizationoravalidU.S.passport,and Twoproofsofresidency,e.g.,leaseagreement,mortgagedocuments,W2form,taxrecordsor currentutilitybill Ilivewithmyparents.WhereamIgoingtogettwoproofsofresidency? YoucanbringoneofyourparentswithyoutoPennDOTtoshowtheirdriverslicenseornondriversPhoto ID.Asasecondproofofresidency,youcanbringabankstatement,paystuboracreditcardbillaslongas theaddressmatchestheaddressonyourparentsID. WhatifImanoutofstatecollegestudentbutwanttovoteatthepollsinPA? StudentIDsfromnonPAcollegesoruniversitiesarentanacceptableformofphotoID.Ifyouwanttoapply toPennDOTforaphotoIDinordertovote,thepaperworkfromyourcollegeshowingyourdormroom

assignmentandabillwithyourdormroomaddresswillbeacceptedasoneproofofresidency.Justlikethe studentwholivesathome,abankstatementorpaystubcanserveasasecondproofofresidency. HowmuchwillitcostmetogetaPhotoIdentificationCardinordertovote? Nothing.Itsfree.(Butgettingacertifiedcopyofyourbirthcertificatewillcostyou$10.Thefeemaybe waivedforvoterswhoservedorarecurrentlyservingintheArmedForcesortheirdependents.) WherecanIfindthenearestPennDOToffice? ClickhereforalistingofallPennDOTofficesaroundthestate:http://www.dot.state.pa.us/ WhathappensifIshowupatthepollswithoutanacceptablephotoID? Youwillhavetovotebyprovisional(paper)ballot.Youcanalsovotebyprovisionalballotifyousayyoucant affordtogetproofofyouridentitywithoutpayingafee. Willmyprovisionalballotbecounted? Notautomatically.Withinsixcalendardaysofanelection,youmustaffirmeitherinpersonatyourCounty BoardofElectionsorbysendingtheBoardanelectronic,faxedorpapercopyofanaffirmationthatyouare 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, youwillgetanoticefromtheBoard(alongwiththeabsenteeballot)thatyoumustprovideacceptableproof oryourabsenteeballotwontcount.Youhavesixcalendardaysafteranelectiontodothis. Imdisabled.Votingishardenoughformeasitis. Ifyouaredisabledandyourpollingplaceisnotaccessible,youareeligibletovotebyalternativeballot.The newVoterIDlawdoesntrequireyoutoshowproofofidentificationifyouvotebyalternativeballot.

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Thisishappeningreallyfast.Isnttheprimaryaroundthecorner? Yes,April24(youhavetoregistertovotebyMarch26,bytheway).TheApril24primaryislikeadress rehearsal.YouwillbeaskedforaphotoIDbutwillstillbeallowedtovoteonthemachineswithoutone.Itsa goodideatobringaphotoIDjusttogetinthehabitofbringingittothepollseverytimeyouvote. DoIhavetobringaphotoIDtotheNovemberelection? Absolutely.PAsvoterIDlawgoesintofulleffectfortheNovember6generalelection.Inotherwords,ifyou wanttovoteforpresidentorU.S.Senatororanyoneelseontheballot,youmustpresentanacceptable photoID. Visitwww.seventy.orgforcompleteinformationonPennsylvaniasnewvoterIDlawandthe2012elections.

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