Seawytch
Information isnt Advocacy
The Supreme Court upheld Indiana's voter ID law. Many states are enacting much more restrictive voter ID laws...laws that are designed to favor one party over the other. Take Texas, for example, where a gun permit is an accepted form of ID, but a student ID isn't.
The SCOTUS ruling left open challenges to its ruling if someone is able to prove disenfranchisement...like this lady.
96-year-old Chattanooga resident denied voting ID
true, and they ALL have a free ID provision.Many states are enacting much more restrictive voter ID laws
that is opinion, not fact.
Incorrect.
The bolded item would include a student ID, as they are picture ID's.NCSL: Voter Identification Requirements
Existing law:
Voter registration certificate
Drivers license
Department of Public Safety ID card
A form of ID containing the persons photo that establishes the persons identity
A birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law and establishes the persons identity
U.S. citizenship papers
A U.S. passport
Official mail addressed to the person, by name, from a governmental entity
A copy of a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or other government document that shows the persons name and address
Any other form of ID prescribed by the secretary of state
Additionally,
so, even without ID, and without being on the registration list, they can still vote.A voter who does not present a voter registration certificate and cannot present other identification may vote a provisional ballot. A voter who does not present a voter registration certificate and whose name is not on the list of registered voters may vote a provisional ballot.
So, which party does that prevent from voting? None.
The Texas voter ID law hasn't gone into effect yet...it is being reviewed by the Justice Department, thankfully. (That's what happens in those "Jim Crow" states that have, historically, tried to disenfranchise black voters.)
Under Texas' voter identification law, voters will be required to show government-issued identification to cast ballots.
Acceptable forms of ID include: a Texas driver's license; a personal ID issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety; an election certificate, which is a new form of state photo identification created by the legislation; a U.S. military ID card; a U.S. passport; or a Texas concealed handgun permit. State university IDs are not acceptable.
Acceptable forms of ID include: a Texas driver's license; a personal ID issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety; an election certificate, which is a new form of state photo identification created by the legislation; a U.S. military ID card; a U.S. passport; or a Texas concealed handgun permit. State university IDs are not acceptable.
Justice Department seeks more details on Texas' voter ID law
Now, why would Texas change their voter ID laws? It couldn't possibly be that gun owners are overwhelmingly more likely to vote for a Republican, right? Nah, they can't be it...Oh, and Texas exempted people born before 1934...Funny that John McCain won that "over 65" age group by a large margin in Texas. That couldn't possibly be why Texas would exempt them from having to provide IDs though, right?
You can still "vote" provisionally without an ID, but it won't be counted if you can't produce it.
The "up" side to all of this is that these laws are driving more and more people to register to vote by mail. Now THAT is a true cost saver...