74% of Pennsylvania Voters Approve of Voter ID


Pennsylvania’s governor vetoes GOP-led election overhaul over voter ID restrictions

Tom Wolf vetoed a Republican rewrite of Pennsylvania’s Election Code on Wednesday, making clear his party’s opposition to stricter voter ID requirements and setting up a potential showdown on the issue at the ballot box.

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Voter ID has a contentious history in Pennsylvania. In 2012, the state enacted one of the nation’s strictest mandates — requiring voters to present a government-issued photo ID — but courts struck it down as unconstitutional before it took effect.

Still, roughly three-quarters of respondents to a recent Franklin & Marshall College poll of Pennsylvania voters said they favor requiring all voters to show photo ID.


Read more here: https://www.centredaily.com/news/state/pennsylvania/article252470458.html#storylink=cpy

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