Beer, Cigarettes and Voting: ID, Please

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MIKE PESCA host
NPR The Bryant Park Project
04-29-2008
Beer, Cigarettes and Voting: ID, Please

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You can't get into an airport, cash a check or drink a beer without showing some photo ID. Yet in many states, you can participate in the cornerstone of our democracy just by saying your name and signing in. Actually, almost half the states require some ID to vote, but only a few require photo ID. The strictest state is Indiana, which requires a current, government-issued photo ID.

Democrats say the laws keep poor and elderly voters - meaning their ...

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