And here we have the “compromise” voter ID legislation

The AusChron has the scoop. Here are the differences between Todd Smith’s “compromise” voter ID bill and the Senate-passed SB362.

[Differences include:]

  • provisions for voter education on the new ID requirements
  • training for poll workers
  • a report to the Lege on what demographic groups are affected
  • language specifying that there is no guarantee that a provisional ballot will be counted
  • the law wouldn’t take effect until 2013
  • the creation of signature verification committees that would check affidavit signatures against registration records
  • the bill would not take effect unless the Lege appropriates $7.5 million to fund voter registration efforts

They report than State Rep. Rafael Anchia is “not impressed”, which tells me all I need to know, and that Republican Linda Harper Brown says 2013 is “too late”. I continue to hope that this will die a messy death. Keep your fingers crossed.

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