While Republicans are busy trying to convince the American public that their voter identification laws will not prevent law-abiding citizens from casting their votes, the reality is starting to set in.
A disabled veteran in Texas went to cast his vote during Texas’s early voting period. Unfortunately, a bloated voter identification law that exempts some forms of ID and allows others is causing confusion by poll workers.
A Texas judge informed the veteran, incorrectly, that he was not allowed to vote without an identification that also had an address on it. As the veteran stated, this is the only ID many of the 600,000 Texas veterans have.
According to the law, the following forms of identification are acceptable:
- Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
- Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
- Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
- Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
- United States military identification card containing the person’s photograph
- United States citizenship certificate containing the person’s photograph
- United States passport
- With the exception of the U.S. citizenship certificate, the identification must be current or have expired no more than 60 days before being presented for voter qualification at the polling place.
There is no reason this man should not have been allowed to cast his ballot. Not only was he trying to execute his right as a citizen of this country, he risked life and limb to do just that. Republicans love to scream voter fraud, but the real threat is voter suppression. Trying to organize mass amounts of people to cast more than one vote is both inefficient and next to impossible. However, organizing polling places in a state to turn away people on a governmental level is much easier to do.
Watch the video below:
Item number five on the list. … A 2765 meets the criteria. Sounds to me like the judge screwed up.
On purpose he messed up!!
I have always said the difference between a Democrat and a Republican is, A Democrat will die to defend your rights and a Republican will insist you die for it too…
Dumbest thing I have ever seen. Especially since a VAST majority of military members and veterans are Republican, because they are tired of whiny assed Democrats sitting back and waiting for their next free thing from the government. You’re talking out of your ass, just like this leftist author. Check your facts.
A man who has both feet planted
firmly in the air can be safely called a liberal.
-American Proverb
This is turning out to be the most corrupt nation wide election we will witness in our lifetime. The republican party has really outdone themselves in this one. I have no idea what the repercussions will be, but I can not invasion any scenario where they will be good. Only time will tell.
Republicans should be proud of themselves.
I did not have to prove my address when I voted last week. In addition, this is NOT a Federal law as the judge claimed.
The problem with voter ID laws (suppression): It’s like a fishing trawler scooping up a catch. It gets the fish it wants AND the fish it doesn’t want. So voter ID laws will wind up ‘catching’ democratic AND republican voters. Older voters (and former military) usually vote conservative. I wonder who this gentleman might have voted for?
I couldn’t be part of an organization that would rather steal, cheat and restrict to gain power than to win on their platform, policies and legislation. To me, there is nothing American or patriotic about that. In fact it is the most unamerican think I think you can do. It is also a tell tale sign of cowardice.
I’m saying bull on this one… I have a VA ID card and it states CLEARLY that it is NOT for identification purposes. It says it is only for services rendered at a VA FACILITY.
If this man is a veteran, then I know for a fact, he had to show proper, legal identification to join the military in the first place (if he let a driver license lapse, that’s his fault).
If he retired from the military, then he should have an Armed Forces retired ID card DD 2.
Should we even ask how he got to the polling place, hopefully didn’t drive without a license.
If he knew he was going to vote, he’s had either, plenty of time to get an ID or request a mail in ballot and avoid any hassle.
The only voter fraud is the one perpetrated by the republican party.
AIDED and abetted by the republican bribed and owned five members of the SCOTUS.
So he had ID and choose not to show it…… Just show your driver’s license. Looking for a problem where there was none
Salvatore, Can you provide us with the location of the voting precinct shown in the article? I did a search and that building does not appear to exist (in Texas) and the town of Bryson, Tx has one voting location that is not the one shown. Also, the guy who is claimed to be a judge: his badge says he is Roger Giddy. There is no Judge Roger Giddy on searching either? Strange that your article doesn’t include names and places, especially the one who filmed it. His name is obscured in all pics. TY in advance.
Notice in that list of acceptable IDs not on requires an address be printed on the ID card, only the name and photo.
So, my question has been deleted? Isn’t this site an honest factual discussion one. The above article is truth and can be confirmed?
Does Diebold make the voting machines used in Texas? If they go to that brand they can steal an election much more efficiently!!
The real problem is the poll workers who don’t understand the law, and the idiot judge who doesn’t understand the law either. There isn’t a requirement in the law that the veteran’s ID card must have an address.
The problem with voter ID laws (suppression): It’s like a fishing
trawler scooping up a catch. It gets the fish it wants AND the fish it
doesn’t want. So voter ID laws will wind up ‘catching’ democratic AND
republican voters. Older voters (and former military) usually vote
conservative. I wonder who this gentleman might have voted for?
Even when the evidence of incompetence or/ and corruption is proved beyond doubt GOP supporters will STILL not admit it. Some of the comments on here from the loony right are laughable in their childishness. The opinion over here is this is a fight between Democrats who are trying to bring America into the 21st Century with Socialised Healthcare, stopping big business buying Government, and reasonable gun control, and a Rabid right wing, bigoted GOP/ Tea Party/NRA / Homophobic/ Bible thumping/ bunch of rednecks leading the US backwards.