For Immediate Release 

Contact:  Don Adams, 215.620.3055 

Tea Party Group Anticipates Final Passage of PA Voter ID Bill Today;

Pushes for Similar Bill in Jersey

Philadelphia (March 13, 2012) -- The Independence Hall Tea Party Associaion is anticipating final PA House passage of the amended Voter ID Bill, today, known as HB 934, 

An amended HB 934 passed the Senate last week in a party line vote of 26-23.

"We are  grateful to Representatives Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler), Steven Barrar (R-Delaware), and Curt Schroder (R-Chester) and State Senators Chuck McIhenny (R-Bucks) and Dave Argall (R-Skuylkill) for advancing the cause of voter integrity in the PA legislature," said Teri Adams, President of the Association. 

"Voter fraud, which this bill seeks to remedy, is a big problem in our state--especially in urban areas like Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

"We can no longer tolerate imposters voting for dead people or fraudulent votes being cast by individuals claiming to live at non-existent residences," said Ms. Adams. 

"John Fund, formally of the Wall Street Journal, wrote a book extensively detailing voter fraud in the city of Philadelphia.   The problem has gone unaddressed for decades.

"In December, 2010, Association members met with Rep. Barrar

(R-Delaware) to voice support for Voter ID before the bill had been introduced in the PA House by Rep. Metcalfe (R-Butler).  (Rep. Barrar co-sponsored the bill.) 

"In March,  the Association provided testimony in favor of HB 934 to a House Panel on Voter ID chaired by Rep. Metcalfe," said Ms. Adams.

             Brennan Center for Justice Report on Voter ID Hearing

"In addition, Association members spoke out on behalf of the bill to reporters and local talk show hosts, including WPHT's Dom Giordano.

"We also acknowledge the efforts of other PA Tea Party, Patriot, and

conservative groups who have wholeheartedly supported the measure.

"Governor Tom Corbett is expected to sign HB 934 into law once the House votes to approve the amended version of the bill--something of a formality,"

said Ms. Adams.

Last summer, the Association recruited Burlington County legislators to introduce a similar Voter ID Bill for the state of New Jersey.  That bill is

currently pending in the NJ Assembly.

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