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Old 04-29-2008
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Re: Supreme Court upholds photo ID law for voters in Indiana

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Originally Posted by Bunz View Post
In my little middle of nowhere village, where I sit on the city council, am known on a first name basis with the city Clerk and sign the paycheck for the police chief and I was asked for ID to vote.

The only issue I can see with this ruling in its practical application is accounting for someone who recently lost thier ID somehow. I dont think it unreasonable to ask for photo ID. But, if I lost my wallet over the weekend and the election is on Tuesday, well I think everyone can see a potential problem there.
Nope, not a problem at all. There are provisional ballots for that. Your vote is provisional until you come back a few days later with your ID. Problem solved.
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