'A snipe hunt.' KY House passes bill requiring photo ID to vote in McConnell election.

[babylonsister]

‘A snipe hunt.’ KY House passes bill requiring photo ID to vote in McConnell election. | Lexington Herald Leader
‘A snipe hunt.’ KY House passes bill requiring photo ID to vote in McConnell election.
By Daniel Desrochers
March 03, 2020 04:38 PM


It’s now all but certain that Kentucky voters will have to show a photo identification before casting a ballot for president and other federal and state offices in November’s general election.

The Kentucky House of Representatives voted 62-35 Tuesday in favor of the proposal, fulfilling a campaign pledge of Secretary of State Michael Adams that has marched through the legislature despite a lack of evidence of in-person voter fraud.

The House made changes to Senate Bill 2, which means it must go back to the Senate for final approval before being sent to Gov. Andy Beshear for his signature or veto.

Beshear, a Democrat, said Wednesday he opposes the bill because he “can’t support any bill that makes it harder to vote.” Any veto, though, would likely get overturned by the Republican-led legislature.

University of Kentucky election law professor Josh Douglas has warned lawmakers in the Senate and House that voter identification bills can do more harm than good and has repeatedly asked for changes to the bill.

Under the bill, anyone who shows up to vote with a photo ID (including a Kentucky driver’s license, a government issued photo ID, a college ID or a valid photo ID from another state) will be able to vote like normal. The Kentucky State Board of Elections has said 98 percent of Kentuckians show a photo ID when they vote.

Anyone who does not have a photo ID can vote only after they show a non-photo ID and sign a form affirming who they are and why they don’t have an ID. If someone does not have identification but is personally known by a precinct officer, they will be allowed to vote.

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https://www.kentucky.com/news/politics-government/article240843021.html

[beachbumbob]

1. simple enough to get an idea and local democratic offices should make this

their #1 task to help all those who don't get one. Have plenty of time and no excuses

[rainin]

2. Boomberg, you can help in Kentucky

Set up infrastructure to get every citizen a photo ID. Get them registered to vote. Make sure people are notified if they are purged. Defeat McConnell!

[Hoyt]

3. Seems pretty easy to get around. "Anyone who does not have a photo ID can vote only after they show

show a non-photo ID and sign a form affirming who they are and why they don’t have an ID."

This is why we have local Democratic offices to educate people and poll-watchers to make sure the rules are followed.

[uponit7771]

4. They have to cheat, republicans understand that people don't like their policies

[MagickMuffin]

5. Hey at least they included college id's

In Texas we can't have that. Oh no, can't have college kids voting for those darn liberals.

Before the picture id thing here, I usually voted with my drivers license. But I don't like the fact that lawmakers made it a law, and they only did so to suppress the vote.

[Bayard]

6. McConnell is still going to get spanked in Nov.

Vote Amy McGrath! (come here, Bloomberg!)

[babylonsister]

8. I'm not so sure. I thought that the

last time he was up for election, and here we are.

[Bayard]

9. His polling is abysmal here

The ads running against Amy are just awful. She needs more cash to combat them.

[maxsolomon]

7. 62 isn't 2/3

So eat Beshear's veto, troglodytes.