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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.