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Senate Republicans unveil stricter NC voter ID bill | CharlotteObserver.com
OK, i have to ask. Why in the name shrimp stew is a UNC school ID, comunity college id, local government i.d or any of the other types of i.d mentioned not enough to prove you are eligible to vote?
Resurrecting one of the legislative session’s most contentious issues, Senate Republicans unveiled a new voter ID bill Thursday that would further restrict the forms of photo identification accepted at the polls.
The new measure would require voters to show one of seven types of photo identification issued by the government, such as driver’s licenses, passports, non-driver IDs and military or veteran cards.
It eliminates about half the types of photo identification allowed under the House version, including cards from UNC system colleges, state community colleges, local governments, private employers and law enforcement agencies. The bill would take full effect in the 2016 elections.
“We want a state-issued ID or a federal-issued ID,” said Sen. Tom Apodaca, the bill’s chief supporter, expressing concern that college IDs “could be manipulated” and allow out-of-state students to vote in two states.
OK, i have to ask. Why in the name shrimp stew is a UNC school ID, comunity college id, local government i.d or any of the other types of i.d mentioned not enough to prove you are eligible to vote?