Frank Gray for the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has an article entitled Voter’s ID efforts go south at BMV which should serve as a cautionary tale for anyone who thinks that requiring a photo ID to vote isn’t going to disenfranchise anyone.
The tale is of 78 year old Theresa Clemente whose maiden name was Grady. First she took to the BMV her Social Security card, voter registration card, property tax bill, utility bill and credit card. Not good enough. Then she brought her birth certificate. Not good enough. Then she brought a certified copy of her birth certificate. Not good enough, her maiden name had changed. Then she brought her marriage certificate. Not good enough, she needed a certified copy of her marriage certificate.
Maybe next time if she brings a certified copy of her birth certificate she’ll actually get an ID. Then, maybe, just maybe, she’ll be able to vote.
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