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TexasTowelie

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Mon Feb 4, 2019, 03:42 PM Feb 2019

Proposal Would Make Mississippi Voter ID Law Stricter

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal would set a shorter deadline for Mississippi voters to show photo identification if they forget it on Election Day.

Since 2014, the state has required people to show government-issued identification, such as a driver's license, before voting. Anyone who forgets an ID may cast an affidavit ballot at the precinct but must go to a courthouse within five days to show the identification. If they don't show up, their ballot is rejected.

Senate Bill 2242 would shorten the five days to three days.

Senate Elections Committee Chairman Kevin Blackwell, a Republican from Southaven, said some election commissioners around the state have told him the five-day window slows the process of certifying election results.

Read more: http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2019/feb/04/proposal-would-make-mississippi-voter-id-law-stric/

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Proposal Would Make Mississippi Voter ID Law Stricter (Original Post) TexasTowelie Feb 2019 OP
Maybe they just need too start moving their lazy asses a little faster. Firestorm49 Feb 2019 #1
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