[TennesseeGirl]

It overruled a lower court by finding that the library cards qualify as government-issued identification.

What the h*ll???

[Blood of Tyrants]

So they basically ruled that the state can require an ID but not a photo ID. Terrific.

[Uncle Slayton]

Nationally, we should require a state issued ID and a US Passport to vote.

[Coldwater Creek]

My Shelby County library card DOES NOT have a picture ID. I had to get a picture put on my DL........... Anyone can use that card. No address no picture.

[CharlesWayneCT]

BTW, interesting that Memphis required a photo ID to check books out of the library, and there were no race riots

[justlurking]

I’m reminded of a Happy Days episode where Richie tried to buy beer with a library card that he had written “age: 22” on it.

[faithhopecharity]

a dog can get a library card in many communities

[eyedigress]

Memphis is 100% free stuff. The state should tell their mooch ass to get the hell out. Memphis is a hell hole, I wonder why...........

[deport]

Here's the basis for the Courts ruling.

Basically they are taking the line that reads:
"Photo ID issued by the federal or any state government"
and saying that the Memphis Library system comes under the state government body section.

From the following:

CLICK

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“Showing a photo ID is not a significant intrusion or burden,” read the appeals court ruling written by Judge Andy D. Bennett, who decided the case along with Judges Richard H. Dinkins and D. Michael Swiney. Bennett cited photo ID requirements to board a plane, enter federal buildings and cash a check in upholding the state law.

“Photographic identification is probably the best way of making sure a voter is the person he or she claims to be,” Bennett added citing past U.S. Supreme Court rulings that the burden in terms of cost for such identification is not substantial.

State case law, he added, “supports finding that the city is a branch, department, agency or entity of this state” under past Tennessee Supreme Court rulings on that specific issue.
end snip

[Qwackertoo]

Help me out here on some facts please, TennesseeGirl. My daughter’s roommate at Auburn down here in AL says she can’t vote. During the primary season she was not yet old enough. Now she has turned 18 but is living in the dorms in Auburn. Says she can’t vote in AL as she doesn’t really live here ie. permanent address. AND that Tennessee does not allow a first time voter to vote absentee and MUST vote in person.

That seems unfair. They are away at school, almost 300 miles, can’t come home on election day. I think that would affect many 18, 19, & maybe some 20 year old who would want to vote for the first time in a Presidential election. As we all know, many Americans skip the local, state and the mid-terms and mainly turn out for Presidential.

Has she be misinformed or is this the case in TN? If you know? Thanks,

[.45 Long Colt]

The libraries are woefully understaffed and their overworked staffs were forced to take an across the board pay cut. Nevertheless, because of the corrupt Democrats who want to steal elections Memphis made a snap decision to spend in excess of $100,000 to get photo id equipment in the library branches. It all happened in about a week. And it’s an outrage. The libraries don’t have the manpower to manage issuance of new library cards for thousands of non-reading patrons. The libraries are not equipped to do more than minimal identity verification, which is fine when you are talking about checking out a book, but it’s altogether different when you are talking about an identification card that will be used for voting. The libraries and librarians aren’t to blame here. It’s the corrupt liberal fools running the City of Memphis. Typical!

[Jeff Chandler]

[TennesseeGirl]

A senator has informed me an Appeal is being filed as of this morning, October 26, 2012.