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[quote=Anonymous]None of your stories give the full picture, just the singled out, anecdotal "voter suppression" angle is presented.  Many involve elderly voters, and these states allow voters over 65 to vote absentee without needing ID.  Several states allow expired driver licenses for elderly.  Many of your examples state the person didn't have the funds to obtain their birth certificate, but every state has a provision to provide that free of charge, if needed.  Every state allows obtaining an ID through other means if none of the required documents are not available.  Here is the info from the Texas website.

"Voters who do not possess an acceptable form of photo identification and cannot reasonably obtain one of the forms of acceptable photo identification listed below may present a supporting form of identification and execute a Reasonable Impediment Declaration, noting the voter’s reasonable impediment to obtaining an acceptable form of photo identification, stating that the information contained in the declaration is true, that the voter is the same individual personally appearing at the polling place to sign the declaration, and that the voter faces a reasonable impediment to procuring an acceptable form of photo identification."

Your person in Michigan was trying to obtain a state ID to get an apartment.  If he wanted to vote, this is right from the Michigan website:  "Please note that voters who do not have an acceptable form of ID or failed to bring it with them to the polls still can vote. They simply sign a brief affidavit stating that they're not in possession of a photo ID. Their ballots are included with all others and counted on Election Day."

In the Tennessee case, for example, the person in the article is 96 years old.  It doesn't state whether she lives in assisted living or a nursing home, but you do not need to show any form of ID when voting in a nursing home or assisted living facility as well as being able to obtain a no excuse absentee ballot if you are over age 65.

A large number of the cases involve people whose birth certificates or other documentation had misspelled their name, including a lady who had multiple documents with misspellings that she never once corrected on a single document ever?!

You cite a voter who is elderly and handicapped.  He is a perfect candidate for an absentee ballot.  Ohio voter goes to get a veteran ID card to vote without checking on the website if it would be a valid form of ID.

Each of these actually has a pretty simple resolution.

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