Nothing seems to go right for Romney anymore. Not only is he a gaffe machine-Mr. 47% and all that-and he's been struggling in the polls but now he can't even count on cheating-which did W so well back in 2000.
"The state Supreme Court has vacated a lower court's decison upholding Pennsylvania's voter ID law and ordered the court to review the decision. The high court ruled that the lower court should evaluate whether the state is actually capable of getting identification to state voters as the law prescribes."
"While finding that Pennsylvania legislators had acted in "good faith," the Supreme Court ruled that their "ambitious effort" to provide a new identification procedure "has by no means been seamless in light of the serious operational constraints faced by the executive branch."
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/pa-supreme-court-orders-review-of-voter-id
To be sure we should be careful in celebrating too early. The law has not quite been overturned yet. However, it has been questioned whether-regardless of whether the law has merit-it can be implemented in time.
"Today’s decision is not a victory against voter ID, yet. The state justices merely “return[ed] the matter to the Commonwealth Court to make a present assessment of the actual availability of the alternate identification cards on a developed record in light of the experience since the time the cards became available.” Nevertheless, the supreme court also makes clear that the lower court must suspend the law if “liberal access” to voter ID is not ensured, or if voter disenfranchisement will result in the 2012 election.
It appears much more likely today than it did yesterday that Pennsylvania’s voter ID law will not be in effect this November."
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/09/18/867841/breaking-pennsylvania-supreme-court-wipes-out-pro-voter-id-decision-but-declines-to-block-law/?mobile=nc
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