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Wilola Lee - Blocked from the Ballot Box in Pennsylvania

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Wilola Lee was born in rural Georgia in the Jim Crow era. A Philadelphia resident since 1957, she worked as a poll official in several elections. She cannot get a photo ID because her birth state kept no record of her birth. She's voted in nearly every election for 30 years - but under current PA law, her vote will not count this November. Wilola is a plaintiff in our lawsuit against voter ID.

Learn more about ACLU-PA's challenge to Pennsylvania's unconstitutional Voter ID law at: http://www.aclupa.org/legal/legaldocket/applewhiteetalvcommonwealt/index

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