Free Voter ID Available at Lehigh Valley PennDOT Centers
PennDOT driver's license centers in Lehigh and Northampton counties are providing free photo ID for voters who need identification.
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HARRISBURG – Since the Pennsylvania Voter ID law was enacted in March, PennDOT has been working closely with the Department of State to ensure that every voter has the opportunity to obtain photo identification.
Starting today statewide, voters who lack verification documents necessary for a secure Pennsylvania Photo ID (non-driver’s license ID card), will be able to obtain a new Department of State voter identification card for free by visiting a PennDOT Driver License Center:
LEHIGH COUNTY
- Lehigh Valley Driver Center
- 1710 Hoover Avenue , Allentown, Pa
- Directions: Airport Rd. South exit, off Route 22
- Closed Mondays
- Open Tuesday-Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY
- Easton Driver License Center
- 2473 Nazareth Road/25th Street Shopping Center, Easton, Pa
- Directions: Route 22 to the 25th Street exit, PA Route 248 West
- Closed Mondays
- Open Tuesday-Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.
The Department of State Voter ID is valid for voting purposes only.
If a resident has the necessary documents, PennDOT’s primary focus is to issue a secure Pennsylvania Identification. If the customer was born in Pennsylvania but does not possess a birth certificate with a raised seal, then PennDOT works directly with Department of Health to certify the customer’s birth record. If a customer still cannot qualify for a PennDOT secure ID, the department will then work to issue the new Department of State Voter ID card.
Residents who want the new Department of State Voter ID will need to
provide:
- Name
- Address
- Social Security number
- Proof of residency and previous name and/or address if changed in the past 12 months
The applicant must complete a Department of State ID application form and sign an oath/affirmation confirming that they are a registered voter but have no other form of identification that can be used for voting.
Staff at the Driver License Center will contact the Department of State to confirm that the person is registered to vote and once verified, the person will receive the free Department of State Voter ID, which is valid for 10 years.
For more information on voting and the types of photo ID’s that can be used
at the polls, visit www.votespa.com or www.dos.state.pa.us
Jim Gregory
11:26 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
This is not free! It's costing the taxpayers millions..The state in a recent court case admitted their was no fraud , yet Republicans passed a voter ID bill to prevent the fraud that doesnt actually exist..Now, outside of disfranchising voters, the taxpayers will be stuck with the millions of dollars this ridiculous law will cost to implement..Geez, I thought they were the champions of the taxpayers, lol. Really???
k
11:32 am on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
every election costs millions of dollars to run, pay for poll workers, forms, constables, etc etc
Crestor Januvia
2:38 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Democrats hate voter ID because it cuts into their fraud machine. They use it every election in Philadelphia. SINCE ID IS NOT ASKED FOR, you can't prove somebody is fraudulently voting, idiot.
Frightwingslayer
4:02 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Really? You know all that? You can prove that? Damn genius, you should have told the folks at the state that before they admitted in court that they have no evidence of in person voting fraud in the entire state..Geez, stop watching fox news already..
Crestor Januvia
5:10 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Don't have to prove it. Law is in place. ID's this November. Your side lost. Tough.
Crestor Januvia
2:41 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
You can bet if ID was needed to pick up food stamps, EBT cards or welfare checks, all the potentially disenfranchised would have them.
Jeff Heckman
11:11 pm on Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Thats the truth, they would have no problem filling for ID to receive there state benifits,plus they would go through hell or high water to get there to sign up for a ID card
Crestor Januvia
2:42 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Here's a solution... pay them $200 to come and get an ID... then they will get off their lazy asses and come in.
Frightwingslayer
3:59 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Dear K, THis will be on top of those costs, duh......Dear Crestor, Seriously, are you that ignorant??Are you a toothless hillbilly visiting from West Virginia? I bet your parents who are most likely brother and sister, are proud of you..
Crestor Januvia
5:10 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
No Fright... none of the above. And calling me that has absolutely no effect on me. I smarter than you, richer than you, and have smarter kids than yours. You are a sniveling jealous failure... that's why you are a Democrat. You HATE people who were smart enough to succeed. I suspect you are a school teacher or public sector janitor. Things picking up for you lately?
Frightwingslayer
11:07 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Dear Crestor,
Romney can cheat all he wants in Pa. he's down 9 points now and he's going to get crushed..So genius, apparently you arent as smart as you think you are cause all the billionairre's money and voter ID wont help your dumb ass candidate win Pa. Sucks , doesnt it!
Anonymous
7:29 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012
I agree with many things that you say...however when you make a reply like this it sounds like an out of control Democrat. Maintain your composure regarless of the comments. Otherwise you are playing right into the hand of your opponent. Having money and smart children does not make a person "better" or correct. Showing disrespect for people working as a school teacher or public sector janitor does indicate sadly that you are not someone that I could ever take seriously. All people have value. All jobs have their good and bad employees and to just generically just disrespect 2 professions like that shows that you are either someone whose emotions are way out of control, or possibly an ignorant person. I am praying that it is the out of control, so that you can regain some composure and stand on your points without going into the mud with your opponents.
another point of view
10:48 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
I have been amazed through this ID debate of a consistent characteristic of those who post favoring ID requirements. ( I do not.) Most supporters do not identify themselves. They hide behind phony made-up monikers. I read one tirade the other day by someone who insisted that everyone needs ID to buy alcohol, cigarettes, to cash a check, etc. and that this voter ID requirement was nothing. When it came to signing the opinion, the author chose not to identify him or herself, instead choosing anonymity. I would think if you are trying to make a point that identification is an ordinary, day to day activity, then, you would use your real name. I don;t believe that and that is why I choose anonymity. Requiring ID does not make a free society. When I hear those words I thing of the horrors existing in other societies where identification was used to persecute minorities. For example, Nazi Germany's government required Jews to identify themselves in ways that would permanently separate them from the rest of the population. All Jews were obliged to carry identity cards that indicated their Jewish heritage, and all Jewish passports were stamped with an identifying letter "J". Government issued ID cards for voting are not a characteristic of a free society. You do not have to use such a card to register to vote. Then, why would you have to use one every time you vote? I ordinarily do not carry ID. What for? Will I be jailed? They say I can be "detained" until proved.
Frightwingslayer
11:10 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Here, here! Excellent point..Apparently only one person Identified themselves in this debate and it wasnt crestor cause he's a coward..He's apparently a rich coward with rich smart cowardly kids, lol..And he's smart whoooooooooo
Anonymous
7:41 am on Thursday, August 30, 2012
Dear "another point of view", I am not sure why you did not set a good example for me and state your name, addreess etc, but I certainly wish that I could use my name. It is because of the sinfulness of man that I will not reveil me name.
Sadly if I trusted the people posting would not damage my home or worse yet hurt my family, I would have no problem at all putting my name. But, in this day and age some people are out of control and so angry, that I cannot trust having my name.
I do think however people should be respectful in their disagreeing. As soon as you are out of control and being disrespectful, the other side has gained and you have lossed, even if your points are valid. You were respectful, but I do not quite agree since we need to maintain the integrity of the vote. A free society to me , is one where people are part of the official census taken so that society can function. There have been census for centuries. To have an official count you need to have some method of record keeping. Now we have social security #'s. To me the only way to keep straight that there is not fraud is to have picture identification. How else can we prevent fraud? I do not see how this infringes on anyones liberty. Your vote is not published in the paper. IT is not appropriate to compare this to Jewish passports.