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Comment · Sun, September 30, 2012

Thousands of Fake Republicans Are Being Registered by Romney and the GOP

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Sedentes · 1 points

From that link I only saw one state that said anything about the cost of documents. Maybe I missed something?

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Kansas:

Pursuant to a separate bill, S.B. 129, effective July 1, 2012, no fee will be charged for a certified copy of a birth certificate if it is requested by a person over 17 for purposes of voting and such person lacks any of the forms of ID required by H.B. 2067

Mississippi:

The Secretary of State must negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding between the Mississippi Department of Public Safety and the registrar of each county for the purpose of providing a Mississippi Voter ID Card free of charge to registered Mississippi voters who do not have a valid unexpired Mississippi driver’s license or state ID. The registrar will require presentation of one of the following before issuing a Mississippi Voter ID Card:

A photo ID document;
Documentation showing the person’s date and place of birth;
A social security card;
A Medicare card;
A Medicaid card; or
Other acceptable evidence of verification of residence in the county as determined by the Secretary of State.

New Hampshire:

The fee for voter identification cards will be $10, with exceptions for people who turn in his or her driver’s license before its expiration date if they are over 65. A person who requires a photo identification card for voting may obtain a voucher from his or her town or city clerk or the Secretary of State exempting the person from the fee.

At time of voting, verification of the person’s identity by a moderator, supervisor of the checklist, or the town or city clerk is also acceptable.

Pennsylvania:

The department of transportation must issue free voter ID cards to any registered voter who provide an affirmation that they lack the ID the law requires and require ID for voting purposes.

A voter who is unable to produce the required ID on the grounds that he or she is indigent and cannot obtain such ID for free must cast a provisional ballot, and provide an affirmation to the county board within six days, affirming his or her identity and indigent status, or the ballot will not count.

Rhode Island:

Rhode Island must start issuing free voter ID cards pursuant to regulations yet to be promulgated by the Secretary of State.

Any voter without a qualifying photo ID can complete a provisional ballot application and cast a provisional ballot. If the signature on the provisional ballot application matches the signature on the voter registration, then the Board of Elections will count the ballot.

South Carolina:

The State Elections Commission must make free voter registration card available to anyone aged 17 or older who shows a birth certificate or “other evidence acceptable to the department of his name and date of birth.”

Persons with religious objections to being photographed or who have a “reasonable impediment” to obtaining a photo ID may cast a provisional ballot and submit an accompanying affidavit. County Boards of Registration and Elections must find such affidavits to be valid unless officials have grounds to believe that an affidavit is false. Affidavits must confirm the identity of the voter, state that the voter cast a provisional ballot, and state that:

The voter has a religious objections to being photographed; or
The voter has a “reasonable impediment” to obtaining photo ID. The voter must identify the impediment on the affidavit, unless otherwise prohibited by state or federal law.

Tennessee (This one is harder due to the stricter proof requirements):

A voter may obtain a free ID at one of 48 Drivers Service Centers across the state. To obtain the ID, voters must show proof of citizenship and two proofs of Tennessee residency.

Texas:

Texas will issue an Election Identification Certificate (EIC) to persons who do not have another qualifying ID for purposes of voting. The applicant must present a voter registration certificate or register to vote at the time of applying for an EIC. There is no fee for an initial or duplicate EIC.

A voter without a photo ID may cast a provisional ballot, which will count if she signs an affidavit attesting to the fact that she:

has a religious objection to being photographed, or
does not have an ID as a result of a natural disaster declared by the U.S. President or Texas’ Governor no earlier than 45 days before the election and that disaster caused the inability to access the voter’s ID.

The affidavit may be signed at the time the provisional ballot is cast or at the time the voter appears before the voter registrar within 6 days following the election to have the provisional ballot counted.

Wisconsin:

DOT-issued identification cards can be obtained for free (both as initial issuances or renewal), if the elector is a U.S. citizen who will be at least 18 on the date of the next election, and the elector requests that the card be provided without charge for purposes of voting. If there is a religious objection, a card may be issued without a photograph.

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