HARRISBURG – With a voter-ID constitutional amendment having languished in committee for nearly a year, despite bipartisan support for the concept among both the public and House members, PA House Republicans will utilize the discharge resolution process to advance the measure. House Republican Leader Bryan Cutler noted 22 House Democrats voted to support enhanced voter-ID requirements in a prior House vote, meaning only three more Democrats need to sign on to the discharge petition to get the constitutional amendment out of committee. Supporters say that simply requiring a state-provided ID at each election is the best way to enhance election integrity. The co-prime sponsors of House Bill 891, the voter identification constitutional amendment, are Rep. Torren Ecker of Adams & Cumberland Counties and Cumberland County Rep. Thomas Kutz.
