Would you like to place a wager that the number is closer to 0 than to 758K? If the number is 379k or lower, you win. 380k or higher I win. To quote Mitt Romney, “I’ll bet you ten thousand dollars on that.”

“DOJ has requested all these data bases so that further analysis can be performed.”

I will sleep better knowing that Eric Holder will protect the black vote, including voter intimidation by the New Black Panthers.

Elwood, the numbers come from the Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth (like CA Sec. of State), from a comparison of the data base of the state’s 8.2 million voters and the PennDot ID data base. The numbers are NOT exact, because the Secretary stated that “up to” 758 thousand voters (9.2%) lacked PennDot ID.

A similar comparison for just Philadelphia indicated that up to 186,830 registered voters (18%) lacked PennDot ID there. They noted that about 50,000 of those are not active voters, so 18% is on the high side if you base the analysis on active voters, not just registered voters. But the numbers are still big, even if you leave inactives out of the analysis. That’s why the state GOP chairman boasted on video that passing the Voter ID law would enable Romney to win the state and the White House.

DOJ has requested all these data bases so that further analysis can be performed.

It would be fascinating to see how they arrived at that number.

It sounds to me like somebody pulled it out of his ***.

My understanding is that there are roughly 800 thousand legally qualified voters (not first time voters) in Pennsylvania who do not have the photo ID that would be required. Naturally, those voters are heavily concentrated in Philadelphia, which leans heavily Democratic. Imagine showing up at the polling place where you have faithfully voted for years, where everybody knows who you are and being told now you can’t vote.

ACLU and others have filed suit. And it is reported today that the defenders have stipulated that there have been no investigations, let alone actual charges regarding voter fraud.

“This License is issued as a license to drive a motor vehicle. It does not establish eligibility for employment, voter registration,or public benefits.”

Ironically, you are required to provide your Driver License number when you register. We check your voter registration against DMV records. If you do not have a Calif. ID, you must provide your last for digits on your SSA card and we check your info. against SSA. If you have neither, the State issues you a unique identifier. This allows the statewide voter registration database to track you in all 58 counties. If you are a first time voter and have not provided any of the ID required information, you must show ID at the polls.

The only who oppose having an ID are those who abuse the system. 70% of the public supports having an ID and this policy will win.

Thank God someone actually wants to allow a benefit to those who follow the law instaed of the those who continue to benefit by breaking them.

How amazingly offensive…oh wait, is this the party that sued Contra Costa 20 months ago (aka political publicity stunt) over challenging legitimate voters who voted by mail, and quietly dropped their high profile law suit when the County filed for summary judgement to stop their nonsense?

You have both parties in Congress to thank, and President Bush for signing the “Help America Vote Act” in 2002 for today’s voting systems. Not perfect, but certainly not a slipshot voting system, neither in Contra Costa nor in California.

p.s., voter registration fraud is squarely in the hands of the political parties who pay bounties for voter registration, how about knocking that proven fraudulent prone system out?

Stephen L. Weir, Registrar of Voters, Contra Costa County.