>When you require
>http://www.bradblog.com/?p=5950
>
>"His military discharge papers feature a paragraphs worth of honors and
>awards, like the national defense service medal, the Vietnam service
>medal with two bronze service stars, the combat/infantry badge and a
>purple heart for being wounded during combat.
>
>So when Baughman arrived at his polling place at precinct 52 in Lawrence
>March 11 for the special election, he wasnt expecting to have a problem
>voting in the country he had defended.
>
>But since Indiana passed its new Voter ID law, which requires every
>voter to have a valid, government-issued photo ID, Baughmans
>identification was no longer good enough.
>
>He had with him his expired drivers license (he rides a bicycle), his
>Department of Veterans Affairs card (featuring his purple heart
>endorsement) and, of all things, his voters registration card.
>
>But Baughman was told that neither of his photo IDs were valid. His
>drivers license didnt count because it was expired and his Veterans
>Affairs card didnt count because it didnt feature any expiration date
>at all.
>
>`Ive been on the voting rolls since 1968,' Baughman said, `and all of
>a sudden they expect my identity to change. There was no change.'
>
>Baughman was offered a provisional ballot. The print was so small that
>the polling officials had to fetch a magnifying glass. After filling
>out a provisional ballot, the voter has 10 days to prove his or her
>identity at their county clerks office. During this time the voter must
>come up with the appropriate identification.
>
>But herein lay Baughmans problem.
>
>He had been to the license branch several times, trying to attain a new
>photo ID card, and had been denied. In order to get a new photo ID, one
>must have one form of primary identification: an original birth certificate
>or naturalization card, a U.S. Veterans Universal Access Identification
>card, a current military ID card or a valid U.S. passport."
>
>The article goes on to explain that in order to get any of these things,
>you have to already HAVE a valid ID.