Watch our abbreviated version of the daylong Senate debate, the dismissal of three dozen amendments and the ultimate passage of Senate Bill 14, a.k.a. the voter ID bill. The measure's now headed to the House.
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D Karen Wilkerson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
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Cecelia Heinrich via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Hope they can do something about those with fake IDs, identity theft, etc.
Peggy Walton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I am curious as to how mail-in ballots will work, if Voter ID is passed.
Melanie Liddle via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I smell Jim Crow...
Lee Dunkelberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
A grandstand vote on a fake issue.
Annmarie Jensen via Texas Tribune on Facebook
We were smart enough in Colorado to kill a similar bill.
Anonymous User via Texas Tribune on Facebook
You have to show a photo ID to cash a check, rent a car, check into a hotel, travel on a plane, etc, etc. And I don't hear anybody complaining about that. With all the illegals in this country and identity theft at an all time high, you should have to show your photo ID before you can vote.
Todd Dawson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
If this is a fake issue, then this is the kind of fake kabuki theater I like and want to see more of. Take down the excessive screening (that's what is called, anyway) at the airport, and make us feel better about our election results.
I favor requiring photo ID to vote, purple ink on election day, and a biometric for absentee ballots. I'd like to see the handling of ballots monitored much more closely. Instead of restricting the use of video camaras, we might consider requiring it.
Evelyn White via Texas Tribune on Facebook
With all due respect to the reporter... there are no 'highlights" in this bill.
Scott Kilpatrick via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Christopher, very poor people don't need to (i.e. aren't able to) do any of those things. They *should* be able to vote without problems.
Scott Kilpatrick via Texas Tribune on Facebook
And as Cecelia mentioned, this doesn't stop someone from making a fake ID. If kids can do it to go drinking, someone who wants to fraudulently vote can do it too.
Kim Batchelor via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Unless they are willing to give away free IDs, this is clearly a form of poll tax (illegal). @Christopher - democracy is not the same thing as cashing a check, checking into a hotel, etc. Not a reasonable comparison by any stretch.
Fernando Trevino Jr via Texas Tribune on Facebook
@Kim there is a provision for free IDs for those who need them, so its not a poll tax
Jordan Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook
That still requires, in some cases, driving 50-100 miles to the nearest DMV office. Lots of time and gas (not to mention that it sometimes takes several hours of waiting in line, so time off work as well). It's a poll tax and an undue hardship even if the ID is free (which, by the way is an "unfunded mandate", a concept GOP senators selectively oppose).
Jordan Stewart via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Christopher, no one has a right to rent a car or a hotel room. Everyone has the right to vote. I'm sick of seeing such a sacred democratic (small "d") institution compared with daily errands and things like you mentioned.