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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTexas Effort To Suppress Veterans Voting Rights
http://samuel-warde.com/2014/10/texas-effort-suppress-veterans-voting-rights-video/Eventually, after threatening a lawsuit, he was finally allowed to vote but as he said in an exclusive statement to Liberals Unite, he fears other vets might be too intimidated and leave if a judge tells them they cant vote....
Many could not get a license in Texas because of tickets and or suspension of their Texas drivers licenses. I personally had to pay $600.00 to a local police department to get them to release my license because I had an outstanding ticket for expired registration SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS!!!! for one lousy ticket (failure to appear charges were added)....
A drivers license is Texas is considered a privilege and not a right and by denying access to a drivers license due to fines leveled at financially ruined soldiers they also are denying them access to the polls.
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)but a driver's license is not the only valid ID for voting.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)or a state ID.
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)Here is a list of the acceptable forms of photo ID:
Texas driver license issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
Texas Election Identification Certificate issued by DPS
Texas personal identification card issued by DPS
Texas concealed handgun license issued by DPS
United States military identification card containing the persons photograph
United States citizenship certificate containing the persons photograph
United States passport
http://www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/need-id/
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)I just said that the claim this veteran is making, namely that if you can't get your DL back due to fines, you can't vote, if false
hobbit709
(41,694 posts)You don't know what you're talking about.
They've made it hard to get a state ID without proper ID to start with. yYu have to pay money you don't have to get a certified birth certificate-in essence a poll tax.
It is not false.