450,000 in Va. may lack proper ID needed to vote

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Virginia Politics
450,000 in Va. may lack proper ID needed to vote
By Antonio Olivo and Jenna Portnoy
September 25 at 8:18 PM


About 450,000 voters in Virginia may lack the proper identification needed to cast a ballot in the November midterm elections, the Virginia State Board of Elections said Thursday.

Under a state law that took effect this year, Virginia voters must present a driver’s license or some other form of photo identification at their polling stations before they cast a vote.

Although voters who lack such proof would be allowed to fill out provisional ballots on Nov. 4, election officials hope more people will obtain state ID cards or some other valid form of identification so that their votes could be more easily counted — particularly in the event of close contests.

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In areas where elections may be close, the potential for confusion caused by a lack of proper ID has generated some concern, particularly among Democrats who say they are more likely to attract voters affected by the new law. Many Republicans said they are not worried.

“It’s definitely an issue,” said Shaun Daniels, campaign manager for Fairfax County Supervisor John W. Foust (D) in Northern Virginia’s hotly contested 10th Congressional District race.

“You can tell the motivations by who is working to solve this and trying to educate people and who is not,” Daniels said.

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