wilkes

Purple, sorry to hear about your predicament. I'm sure the election official you had to deal with could have been more reasonable. The reason the Republicans forced the issue on voter ID was so that they could pull this kinda crap. They know full well that they cannot win with a free and fair election. Make sure you get things sorted out then go back and vote, screw the MAGAT/Nazis!

You know you can get a FREE voter ID from N.C. DMV and at the County Board of Elections.

This is EXACTLY why I voted no on the strict photo ID law in N.C. I am an American citizen, born on American soil, and have lived in North Carolina my ENTIRE LIFE. I grew up here, went to college in this state, and now I WORK for the state as a teacher, of all the service jobs I could have chosen. A little while ago, my wallet was stolen. My one and only photo ID was in that wallet. I have no passport, because I have never even TRAVELED outside of the country. Today, I went to cast my vote, at the school THAT I WORK AT, and was told that a photo of my actual ID was not enough. I explained the situation, and that I had ordered a duplicate but it was not yet here, and was told there was no possible way that I could vote that day unless it got delivered before the polls close. THIS IS WHY VOTER ID LAWS DO NOT WORK. All they do is prevent ACTUAL CITIZENS from voting. It is yet another tactic the Republican Party has used to REMOVE RIGHTS. As long as I am an American citizen, I should be able to vote in so called "free and fair elections." Today I was told that my ability to vote was not free, and would cost me the $25 it costs to get a new photo ID. If you can't see how **** insane that is, go live somewhere where they don't have democracy, so that people who actually believe in it can use it.