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Originally Posted by wiphan
Actually I believe most universities in the state do have photo ID's.
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The news is saying they do not, and it would cost millions to change them over. So? Don't know. I was surprised about the no photo thing.
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If the an elderly person doesn't have a car and can't drive how would they vote?
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Absentee. They have changed the time frame on being able to do that, to make that more restrictive. And I know that around here, there are buses that bring the elderly to the polls to vote.
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If they can find a way to vote, don't you think they can find a way to get an ID. Actually the state is willing with this bill I believe to pay for the photo ID's for those who supposidely can't afford to pay the $10-25 it would cost to get a state issued ID.
It amazes me that the people that can't seem to afford the ID's or would be disenfranchised by this can find a way to get thru all the red tape and obtain food stamps and other governement entitlement programs, which are much harder to obtain then simply getting a photo ID.
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This is a blatent attempt to disinfranchise and make voting rights more restrictive. They've been trying to do so for years without success. I would think every American would be against that. Especially the most conservative folks. It's been proven that "voter fraud" isn't a big problem anywhere. So why should any of this be changed in the first place? Why is it justified to change the law in the face of ... not a problem currently? The RGA admits that
this will make it harder for voters that tend to lean Democratic to vote. That is the whole point of
doing it, and everyone knows it. It's a political ploy.