Pennsylvania Voter Was Required To Affirm Address By Placing Hand On Bible

Pennsylvania's election laws allow a voter who has moved to a new address in the same county can still vote by giving a "written affirmation of the change of address to poll workers in the new precinct. (Background.) Today's Philadelphia News reports that one poll worker instead required a voter to place her hand on a Bible and state her name and address before signing in. It turns out that for decades Bibles have been part of the package of polling-place supplies. They are used to swear in election workers before the polls open. The city's voter registration administrator says that poll-worker training will be updated to cover Bible issues.