Voter ID will happen sooner or later no way around it, the government will issue them for free and give you a free bus voucher to go get them, oh noes no more excuses...
First elections under voter ID law go smoothly, local officials say
Will Schmitt,
WSCHMITT@NEWS-LEADER.COMPublished 9:25 a.m. CT Aug. 9, 2017
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The first election in which local voters were asked to present photographic identification went well, election officials in Greene and Christian counties say.
Only minor issues related to the voter ID law were reported by Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller and Christian County Clerk Kay Brown after polls closed Tuesday night.
Sixty-three percent of about 2.7 million Missourians voting last November approved a constitutional amendment enacting the voter ID law. Starting this summer, Missouri elections have called for voters to show a government-issued photo ID, commonly a driver's license.
Voters who don't produce such a document are able to cast ballots by presenting some other form of identification and signing an affidavit. A third option for those without any form of ID is to cast provisional ballots.
"We had one judge during the beginning of the day who had some questions regarding if we needed to ask the voter for a photo ID specifically," Schoeller told the News-Leader when asked about voter ID-related hiccups. "Due to the three options that are available to the voter to vote, we reminded her that we were only asking the voter to present ID."
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican who campaigned in support of a voter ID law, embarked on a statewide tour in June to educate voters about the law,
including a stop in Springfield. Ashcroft reiterated his main message, which was highlighted on a poster: "If you are registered to vote, you can vote.
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First elections under voter ID law go smoothly, local officials say