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Showing Original Post only (View all)Can't vote because you forgot your I.D.? Here's how one Arkansas Republican solved that problem [View all]
From Daily Kos http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/05/21/1300891/-Can-t-vote-because-you-forgot-your-I-D-Here-s-how-one-Arkansas-Republican-solved-that-problem?detail=facebook
Republican Asa Hutchinson, the former congressman and current candidate for governor of Arkansas, is a big fan of the state's new voter I.D. law. So what happened when Mr. Hutchinson tried to vote on Tuesday?
Spokesman Christian Olson told The Associated Press that Asa Hutchinson forgot his ID when he attempted to vote at the polls in Bentonville on Tuesday. Olson says a staffer was able to retrieve the ID and bring it to Hutchinson so he could vote.
Olson says Hutchinson thought the incident was a little bit of an inconvenience but still believes the law is necessary.
Good point, Asa!
Olson says Hutchinson thought the incident was a little bit of an inconvenience but still believes the law is necessary.
And so, to the elderly or infirm voter who had to arrange for transportation to the polls, to the single mom who managed to find a babysitter for an hour, to the minimum wage worker who ran over to vote during lunch, remember, forgetting your I.D. isn't the end of the world, it's only a "little bit of an inconvenience." Just have your staffer run home and get it for you. Problem solved!
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Can't vote because you forgot your I.D.? Here's how one Arkansas Republican solved that problem [View all]
geardaddy
May 2014
OP
Does this mean that Republicans will provide all voters with "staffers" so everyone can vote?
DFW
May 2014
#4
It should mean that anyone else in this predicament should call on the governor to get a staffer
DhhD
May 2014
#8
Your staffer doesn't have an expensive smart phone? Use that tax money to buy him one...
Moonwalk
May 2014
#26
Some Of These Voters Who Fail I.D #1 Are More Loyal As A Voter As The "elected"
grilled onions
May 2014
#15