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applegrove

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Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:21 PM Aug 2012

"How Not To Defend Voter ID" By David Weigel at Slate (pennsylvania)

How Not To Defend Voter ID

By David Weigel at Slate

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/08/pennsylvania_officials_struggle_to_explain_how_the_state_s_new_voter_id_law_would_actually_work_.html

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“Adding these three numbers together,” she said, “the 758,000 that you publicly disclosed don't match, plus the 130,000 that did not actually match, plus the 574,000 whose ID is expired and won't be valid for voting today—adding all three of those together equals 1,463,758?”

“That's correct,” said Burgess.

“So your analysis shows that there's 1,463,758 voters who don't have an ID that is valid for voting, is that right?”

“Today, correct,” said Burgess, agreeing to a higher possible number of disqualified voters than the state has ever contemplated.

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"How Not To Defend Voter ID" By David Weigel at Slate (pennsylvania) (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2012 OP
Good grief, no wonder the GOP goons said Mitt would win PA. That number... Wow! freshwest Aug 2012 #1
If only their was a case nationally that could overturn voter ID. But I guess not. Elections applegrove Aug 2012 #2
Also Proud Liberal Dem Aug 2012 #3

applegrove

(118,642 posts)
2. If only their was a case nationally that could overturn voter ID. But I guess not. Elections
Wed Aug 1, 2012, 11:53 PM
Aug 2012

are a state thing.

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