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kpete

(71,986 posts) Mon Mar 14, 2016, 06:38 PM Mar 2016

It took 85 yo black woman 2 years, 4 trips to DMV, 2 trips to SC & $86 to get voter ID in NC

http://www.thenation.com/article/north-carolinas-voter-id-law-could-block-218000-registered-voters-from-the-polls/

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It took 85 yo black woman 2 years, 4 trips to DMV, 2 trips to SC & $86 to get voter ID in NC (Original Post) kpete Mar 2016 OP

And that's exactly how the Republicans designed this process to work. nt valerief Mar 2016 #1

Don't tell me voter ID laws aren't a poll tax meow2u3 Mar 2016 #2

217,999 other North Carolinians are in similar predicaments KamaAina Mar 2016 #3

Working as intended. toddwv Mar 2016 #4

Wouldn't it be great to have a Democratic President who'd put a stop to this? (NT) Octafish Mar 2016 #5

^ Wilms Mar 2016 #6

Kicking and reccing JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #7

I am sure TPTB are very disappointed that she didn't give up. brer cat Mar 2016 #8

k&r Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #9

Thanks for posting Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #10

Disgusting geomon666 Mar 2016 #11

This worked precisely as intended by the Republicans in NC. mnhtnbb Mar 2016 #12

that's the only purpose of voter i.d. laws. many folks give up way before Ms. Douglas. spanone Mar 2016 #13

kick Liberal_in_LA Mar 2016 #14

The DNC lancer78 Mar 2016 #15

valerief

(53,235 posts)

1. And that's exactly how the Republicans designed this process to work. nt

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 06:44 PM

Mar 2016

meow2u3

(24,761 posts)

2. Don't tell me voter ID laws aren't a poll tax

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 06:50 PM

Mar 2016

If you have to pay to vote, even via the back door, it's a poll tax. Mark my word.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

3. 217,999 other North Carolinians are in similar predicaments

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 06:52 PM

Mar 2016

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027683101

toddwv

(2,830 posts)

4. Working as intended.

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 07:15 PM

Mar 2016

“Let's dispel with this fiction that the GOP doesn't know what it's doing. They know exactly what they're doing.”

Octafish

(55,745 posts)

5. Wouldn't it be great to have a Democratic President who'd put a stop to this? (NT)

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 07:16 PM

Mar 2016

Wilms

(26,795 posts)

6. ^

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 07:39 PM

Mar 2016

JustAnotherGen

(31,816 posts)

7. Kicking and reccing

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 07:48 PM

Mar 2016

Let her vote!

brer cat

(24,560 posts)

8. I am sure TPTB are very disappointed that she didn't give up.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:08 PM

Mar 2016

They make it so hard on the poor and elderly. Inexcusable.

Starry Messenger

(32,342 posts)

9. k&r

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 08:47 PM

Mar 2016

Omaha Steve

(99,609 posts)

10. Thanks for posting

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:03 PM

Mar 2016

K&R!

OS

geomon666

(7,512 posts)

11. Disgusting

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 09:39 PM

Mar 2016

and shameful

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)

12. This worked precisely as intended by the Republicans in NC.

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Mon Mar 14, 2016, 10:04 PM

Mar 2016

They do not want poor people to vote. They do not want people of color to vote. They do not want
out of state students to vote. Basically, they want to restrict voting as much as possible.

spanone

(135,829 posts)

13. that's the only purpose of voter i.d. laws. many folks give up way before Ms. Douglas.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 11:24 PM

Mar 2016

it's criminal.

america should do everything possible to make voting easy for everyone. this is such bullshit.

i live in the state of tennessee and i seeth everytime i have to show my I.D. to vote.

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

14. kick

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Tue Mar 15, 2016, 12:52 AM

Mar 2016

lancer78

(1,495 posts)

15. The DNC

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Mar 15, 2016, 12:58 AM

Mar 2016

should spend money paying voter registration expenses instead of filling campaign coffers. If I had won that $1.6 Billion Powerball, I would have given almost all of it to voter registration efforts. I bet I could have registered 2 million voters with that money. 2 million voters could turn Texas blue and we would never have another Republican President ever again.

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