DesideriScuri
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ORIGINAL: DaddySatyr DS, I'm not uber-positive about how it works here (yet) but I think the counties "control" voting rules to the extent that they're charged with enforcing the state laws pertaining to voting. Yes, my Voter ID Card is issued by my county but, I can guarantee you that if I were a former convicted felon and the state had a law that I could not vote, the county could not circumvent that rule. In the mean time, I was asked (three times), when converting my driver's license from New Jerky to Pennsyltucky, if I wanted to register to vote. The last 'station" where this occurred was just as I was getting my photo taken. I asked the DMV rep if it was the same for people getting non-driving commonwealth IDs and I was told: "Absolutely! We encourage everyone to register to vote, once we know that they are who they say they are." Pretty cut-and-dried, for me. quote:
ORIGINAL: DesideriScuri I think the Counties control voting rules. In the 2 Ohio counties I've voted in (the only counties I've ever lived in), I had to show ID. Without an ID, you get a provisional ballot, even if you are on the voter roll. I've talked with other people in Ohio that haven't had to show ID to vote. Now, whether or not it was a case of a different County (it was) having different rules or not, I don't know. Could also have been the voter and the poll worker knowing each other so ID wasn't necessary (the poll worker would be the positive ID for the voter), or what.
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What I support: - A Conservative interpretation of the US Constitution
- Personal Responsibility
- Help for the truly needy
- Limited Government
- Consumption Tax (non-profit charities and food exempt)
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