Whether sufficient time now remains. i expected more photo ids to have been issued by this time for this reason. i accept petitioner s argument that in the remaining five weeks the gap between the photo ids issued and the estimated need will not be closed. opponents charged the law was aimed at preventing minorities and the elderly from voting. supporters say that s not true, and it could help stop voter fraud. out of more than eight million voters in the state, pennsylvania says over 759,000 don t have a voter id. but of those, just over 12,000 have received one. and they are being issued at a rate of about 200 a day. but both sides did see a victory in this ruling. deputy secretary of state shannon royier told us, quote, we are pleased that today s decision upholds pennsylvania voter id law. under today s ruling, voter id will be implemented on a different time frame. opponents also hailed the decision, the naacp commended it saying they hope workers do not
Over 12,000 i.d.s have been issued so far, since march. the process is going very well. but if you don t have your photo-i. d. on election day, you will be able to vote by prigzal ballot. so no one will be disenfranchised. eric: you mentioned the 12,000 figure. the opponent says there are 759,000 people who could be impacted. that s their claim. have you 12,000? i mean, that s a small number compared to 759 thousand. what happen to the other hundreds of thousands of people? they won t vote? they don t care? they are fictional? how come they are not running to get the i.d.s? opponents of our voter i. d. law have estimated that there are 1 1/2 million people that don t have i.d.s or a million or 10% of the population. those numbers are shear fantasy. pennsylvania is experiencing the same thing that other states have experienced. that is that most people already have an i.dis. for voting
Anti-democratic, extreme, and they say it will lead to voter fraud. supporters say it will help stop voter suppression. voter id cards are being distributed for free throughout the state by the pennsylvania government. in court, though, the arguments were heated and sharp. there is no problem requiring photo id to vote. the vice is in requiring id that people don t have and have a hard time getting. the burden, it seems to me, is quite minimal. it s minimal if you already have a photo id. it s minimal even if you don t, justice, because most people can get photo ids quite easily. reporter: there are 8.2 million voters here. they estimate about 759,000 don t have the proper documents, but as of monday, 7,833 did get their free voter id. one of those who got it happens to be the aclu lead plaintiff in their case, 93-year-old vivian
Offices where they give out driver licenses. they will deliver alternative ballot for free. the aclu lead plaintiff, 93-year-old vivian applewhite, denounced the law got hers three weeks ago. 8.2 million voters, 759,000 may not have the i.d. as by monday, 7,000 got i.d. s for free. no one will be denied the right to vote under pennsylvania voter i.d. law. if you show up on election day, you forget your i.d., for example, you can vote by provisional ballot on election day. you have six days to prove to the county board of elections that you have i.d. acceptable for voting purposes. reporter: the state supreme court is split. three democrats, three republicans. if there is tie, the lower ruling will stand. of course if you suspect voter fraud where you live, voter fraud at foxnews.com is our address. bill: from philadelphia,
Weren t even registered to vote, an estimated 759,000 people, 9% of pennsylvania s voters might not have a government-issued photo i.d. the lawyers arguing against the law vow to go to the state supreme court about it saying, quote, we are disappointed but will seek to appeal. at trial we demonstrated that there are about a million registered voters who lack the i.d. necessary to vote under pennsylvania s photo i.d. law. if the court decision stands they claim a lot of those people will not be able to vote in november. meanwhile the justice department is investigating the way the state election officials are administrating the law. they want to make sure that it complies with federal law. of course if you suspect voter fraud or voter problems if you are there is our address. voter fraud at foxnews.com. and we read every single email. jenna: we know you do. thank you. jon: there are those concerned about making sure that only legitimate voters go to the polls, brand-new numbers are out