Government
Elections
Voter Identification Law
Viviette Applewhite, Wilola Shinholster Lee, Grover Freeland, Gloria Cuttino, Nadine Marsh, Dorothy Barksdale, Bea Bookler, Joyce Block, Henrietta Kay Dickerson, Devra Mirel ("Asher") Schor, The League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Pennsylvania State Conference, Homeless Advocacy Projec
Published: Nov. 24, 2012 | Result Date: Oct. 2, 2012 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 330 M.D. 2012 Bench Decision – Injunction Granted
Court
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Dana L. Peterson
(Seyfarth Shaw LLP)
Defendant
Facts
Local election officials in Pennsylvania sought to require voters to have photo identification (ID) in order to vote in the November election. The plaintiffs challenged the new state law, seeking an injunction to prevent its implementation.
Result
The Court was not convinced that there would be no voter disenfranchisement if the voter identification requirements were implemented. As a result, while Pennsylvania voters could be asked to show state-approved ID at the polls, they would still be able to vote even if they did not show ID.
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