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Gothmog

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5. In Texas, student ids are not acceptable

Reply to B2G (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 9, 2016, 04:39 PM

Feb 2016

There are studies that show that the Texas voter id reduced turnout out by 5.9% to 12% in 2014 which gave the GOP the election. The sole purpose of these laws is to suppress turnout.

I did not post this in GD-Primaries because it was not clear to me that there was a clear advantage for either Clinton or Sanders. I will be curious to see if what effect this law has

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Today, New Hampshire Students Will Likely Pay The Price For The State’s New Voter ID Laws [View all] Gothmog Feb 2016 OP

"and allow poll workers to take a Polaroid picture of them"? KamaAina Feb 2016 #1

Yep, that was the reasoning, and its reported the lines are moving slower Iliyah Feb 2016 #2

kick Dawson Leery Feb 2016 #3

Student ID cards are accepted B2G Feb 2016 #4

In Texas, student ids are not acceptable Gothmog Feb 2016 #5

They are in New Hampshire B2G Feb 2016 #6

The Texas voter id law may be an issue for Sanders Gothmog Feb 2016 #9

In some states the address and name or either have to match perfectly. Iliyah Feb 2016 #7

In Iowa's Reep primary, no Reep voter was asked for photo ID. ananda Feb 2016 #8