Pennsylvania's Mount Pleasant Journal 'Falsely Claims' ID Is Required To Vote In State: Report

A Pennsylvania newspaper owned by a "top right-wing funder" has published an article that "falsely claims" that ID will be required to vote, Think Progress writes. 

In a Monday report, the political news website notes that the Mount Pleasant Journal printed an "inaccurate story" about voter ID requirements last week. "All voters will be required to show a photo identification (ID) before voting at a polling place," said the article, which reportedly appeared last Thursday.

The article also notes that voters who do not show government-issued identification will need to cast a provisional ballot, before showing ID at a later date. A scanned copy of the article, headlined "Photo ID required for November election," appears on the Think Progress website.

Earlier this month, Commonwealth Court Judge Robert E. Simpson Jr. postponed the enforcement of Pennsylvania's new, strict voter ID requirement until after the upcoming presidential election.

In other words, though voters in Pennsylvania will be asked to show ID at the polls this November, they will not be turned away or given a provisional ballot if they do not have a government-issued photo ID.

Read full report here at ThinkProgress Justice