Voters must show identification to vote in 36 states, but no voter ID is required in 14—mostly Democratic—states, including Pennsylvania.
Republicans in Pennsylvania are trying to change that with a constitutional amendment. To change the state Constitution, a resolution must pass in two consecutive legislative sessions, and then the measure goes to voters to decide. It does not require the governor’s signature.
A voter ID measure did pass in the last session, but then, power in the House changed and it stalled. Pennsylvania currently has the most divided government in the nation, with a Democrat governor, a Republican Senate, and a Democrat House….
