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| Dems Worry About Voter ID Problems |
| 2006-11-03 |
| Might be some disenfranchised Democratic-voting dead people On Indiana's primary day, Rep. Julia Carson shoved her congressional identification card in a pocket, ran out of her house and raced down the street to be at her polling site when it opened at 6 a.m. The Democrat, seeking to represent Indianapolis for a sixth term, showed the card to a poll worker, who told her it was unacceptable under a new state law that requires every voter to show proof of identity. The law compels voters to show an ID, issued by Indiana or the federal government, with a photograph and an expiration date. Carson's card was for the 109th Congress, but did not say when the session ends. "I just thought I was carrying the right thing -- if you have a card that has a picture and shows it is current," she said. In the end, the poll worker telephoned a boss, and Carson was allowed to vote for herself in the five-way primary. But her close call in the light turnout of the May primary, she and other Democrats say, foreshadows turmoil and votes that are not counted when the nation goes to the polls for Tuesday's midterm elections. More hand-wringing at link |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #5 They're making excuses. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan 2006-11-03 12:03 |
| #4 Dems Worry Fixed it. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-11-03 10:30 |
| #3 Pretty much the only places I don't carry my driver's license is in the shower and to bed. Isn't that an underage drinker tactic - saying you "don't have" your license with you? |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2006-11-03 10:15 |
| #2 They are setting up the protest for if/when they lose. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2006-11-03 09:19 |
| #1 Boo Freaking Hoo! Sounds like they are afraid the dead and imaginary friends might not be able to get id.... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-11-03 08:11 |