(Harrisburg, PA) – NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous addressed reporters outside the Harrisburg, PA courthouse on Tuesday as Judge Robert Simpson heard arguments about the state’s voter photo ID law.
“We are cautiously optimistic that the court will file an injunction against the voter photo ID law,” stated NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous. “Pennsylvania’s Department of Transportation said that processing even a small percentage of the voters who need ID would overwhelm their system. In Georgia, voter ID took years to implement.