I have to show ID every time I enter an airplane for everyone else's safety. I have to show ID to cash a check, rent a car, and even take the SAT test. I think being able to vote for someone and asking to see their ID is not bad. All these things are privileges. You don't want to get on the plane, don't carry ID, don't want to cash a check or withdrawal money, don't carry ID, don't want to rent a car or get pulled over for something, don't have an ID. Lets keep the honest people "honest"!!

What a surprise, Ms. Schwartz against voter ID. May hurt her in Phila. area of her district?? Even though I believe she lives in Montgomery County, she has yet to hold a town meeting, or show up at a non-partisan event here. Will we see you at Community Day in Upper Dublin, Sept 29th?? How about trying to earn our vote?? You actually have an opponent this time, you couldn't get off the ballot.

In my view the new rule appears to be a desperate effort to get Mitt Romney and Tea Party far-right representatives elected because the demographic of people in Pennsylvania who lack the necessary I.D. are no doubt the poor, minorities of color and specific left-leaning ethnic groups. Pennsylvania is a swing-state so this strategy will work by disenfranchising individuals who have legally voted in the past! It seems to be pathetic for our nation! I believe many of those who may not obtain the necessary voter I.D. soon enough to vote are folks who served in Afghanistan, are disabled and who probably need transport to the sites to acquire it! Basically, since I know of "no" previous voter fraud, I think the new law is absurd and only politically motivated!

I have a few thoughts for those of you who won the DNA lottery and believe that this voter ID law is a good thing.

Many people for a variety of reasons don't have a valid photo ID. They may be a senior who doesn't drive anymore. They may be a recent graduate living without a drivers license. They might be just poor. There are probably hundreds of situations we can't imagine where people with a right to vote in Pennsylvania won't be able to in November.

I heard a story I heard from a friend the other evening. His mother, a US Citizen who was born in Europe before WWII, went to get an ID earlier this week. It took two hours to get the ID and because she can no longer drive, someone to get her there. Without the prompting of her son, she was unaware of the ID requirement. Not everyone watches MSNBC or Fox.

I want to see all of us including our local politicians make a significant effort to get all those on the voter roles with the proper ID before November. Those with access to the voter roles should be reaching out to everyone on those roles and do what they can to ensure no one is turned away in November.

@Nancy: How do you hold a town meeting over the phone?? That comment is really silly!! How do you represent constituents if you are afraid to get out and meet them, face the good and bad. My understanding is that Ms. Schwartz sends representatives to meeting and events and seldom appears in person. Perhaps she is the Wizzard of Oz behind the curtain??

Shocking! Our narcissistic, self-absorbed, "representative" would have an issue with voter fraud? The court isn't jeopardizing the right of any citizen to vote - but, it is jeopardizing voter fraud. There are documented cases in Philadelphia when more than 100% of registered voters turned out to vote in a contested election. And then we had the buses arriving on college campuses in the last election where students could register and vote in the same day; then send an absentee ballot back home! Since when did your college address become your permanent address? Last election it did! The 15th Amendment gives every "citizen" the right to vote. Proving you are a citizen should have been part of the voting process long ago. But as Schwartz told a representative from Whitpain Township a while back - "I don't have town meetings because it doesn't matter to me what you think. I am the elected representative, and I will vote as I choose." How do you manage to fit your head through a door, Allyson?

Allyson Schwartz has been hiding from the voters for years. What is she afraid of? That someone might ask a question such as, 'why did you vote that way?' What has she done for us besides vote for Obamacare and every other dem giveaway? Oh that's right she supports a woman's right to choose. With an economy teetering on the edge, almost 10 percent real unemployment, an administration whom does not enforce the laws and makes up new ones, that's a great platform.

Randy - we do "welcome and encourage everyone who has the RIGHT to vote". The operative phrase here is "right to vote"! This law simply assures to all citizens of Pennsylvania that their voting rights are being equally upheld. Why is it that those people with such adversity to a photo ID are overwhelmingly left wing/libs? Could it be another case of "guilty conscience needs no accuser"?

here's a "supportable reason" why this law makes complete sense:

i have voted in 3 presidential elections in montco, and have NEVER been asked for ID.

They actually checked off my father once for me, and then when my father went to vote an hour later he couldnt vote. it got straightened out.

I cannot understand why this a been made out to be such a big deal. We need to provide ID on a daily basis for a variety of purposes. If you do not have proper ID to cast your vote, shame on you. If voting is that important to you, there is plenty of time before the election to get ID. Why would we not want to have our vote protected? Is it not a precious United States citizen's right? Get real people!

poor allyson...stuck with holding the party line and not understanding what it means save the fact that it insures democratic victory in metro areas. philadelphia is rife with voter fraud and intimidation and anyone that denies that has never been there. how else can dolts like her, goode, rendell, nutter, barry o et al keep getting elected. the unions and the rest of the left love elections wherein they can practice the end justifies the means.
consider this: why would there be such a vehement reaction to such a simple thing as an ID by ONE party if it wasn't in their best interest to NOT to have any accountability. moreover, barry o's re-election is doomed and the dems need the "flexibility" undocumented anything will give them an edge...illegal aliens anyone?

ID is also required to subscribe to a cable company or network to watch the results of the election. I guess when it becomes the time to celebrate the victor in the election (no matter who wins), when you go to our PA State Liquor store and they ask for ID, will they still sell you the product?

Quite frankly I dont want someone who doesnt have a valid ID given the right to vote. If you cant take the responsibility to take care of something as simple as this, you cant have taken time to correctly research a candidate.

Yeah, those who vote early, often and dead.

The issue is a canard....anyone that wants to vote could have gotten an id 5 months ago...or, for those that preferred to sue, they can get one in 15 minutes after the judges ruling. Quite frankly, this is the democrats looking for an issue and, sadly, looking to play the race card. We have millions of illegals in this country and this is a prudent, reasonable requirement. If you want to vote, quit bellyaching about it and get the id....If you don't want to get an ID I'm sure you're deliberately flying below the radar for some illegal reason.

Allyson said, “The real issue should be how to simplify access to the voting process to engage more voters to come out and cast their ballot'.
Like buying votes through an executive order and giving amnesty to 2 million illegals.

In response to critics of my disagreement with the voter I.D. Bill, I want to let all of you know that your responses are appreciated because I need you to enlighten me on this issue which is of grave concern. I have read your very reasonable explanations supporting the "new" Pennsylvania voter I.D. law. I have been voting for over thirty-five years in Pennsylvania. No such Bill was promulgated in Harrisburg before. If individuals who supported this voter I.D. Bill would please cite irrefutable sources of instances of voter fraud which decided the outcomes of previous elections, I could believe you have a case. What extremely reputable sources of post election research discovered unquestionable "voter-fraud" in Pennsylvania to warrant this law? I promise to read your "irrefutable" sources if you provide them. Thank You