FTR, there is not any voter "supression" in PA

[DeminPennswoods]

Last edited Fri Oct 30, 2020, 07:06 PM - Edit history (1)

The past few days, I've listened to Deadline:WH and been appalled at the misinformation put out by Wallace and her guests about voting in Pennsylvania.

The fact is, voting is easier than ever in the state thanks to legislation passed by the R-controlled state legislature last year and signed by Gov Wolf.

We now have no excuse absentee ballot voting, meaning anyone can request and vote by absentee ballot. Prior to this year, a voter had to prove he/she was either physically disabled and unable to vote in person or would be out of town on election day.

While there is no early voting at a polling place, we can now go to an election office or satellite office, apply for, receive, fill out and return an absentee ballot in one trip. (That is what caused the long line in Phila that Wallace freaked out about.)

Some places have drop boxes where voters can drop off their absentee ballots. IIRC, you can even take your completed ballot to your poll and drop it off there on election day.

Registering to vote has been part of driver's license renewal and photo ID process for those who don't drive since the "Motor Voter" law was enacted, but now we can register as well as check registration and polling place on line.

We have a paper trail for every vote.

There are not, afaik, fewer polling places anywhere.

To get all this, all Gov Wolf had to give up was "straight party voting". While more convenient, a small price to pay for these great reforms.