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Iowa State University student files lawsuit against Iowa’s voter ID law
The Hill ^ | Jacqueline Thomsen - 05/30/18 | Jacqueline Thomsen - 05/30/18

Posted on 05/30/2018 5:51:42 PM PDT by yesthatjallen

A new lawsuit alleges that Iowa’s new voter ID law violates the state constitution and will make it more difficult for some residents to vote.

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday by the League of United Latin American Citizens of Iowa and Iowa State University student Taylor Blair, is the first major legal challenge to the law since it was passed last year, according to the Associated Press.

The law requires that election officials ask voters for a form of identification starting this year, including during Iowa’s primary elections on June 5. This year, those without ID can sign an oath verifying their identity and still vote.

Starting in 2019, voters will be required to have an acceptable form of ID to cast a ballot. Otherwise, they will cast a provisional ballot that will only be counted if they return later with identification.

Etc...

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Iowa
KEYWORDS: 2020election; ballotstuffing; collegevoters; iowaprimary; voterid; voting
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To: Zhang Fei

He should have had his husband remind him to bring his card with him!


21 posted on 05/30/2018 6:41:43 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Start using cash and checks or the elite class and bankers will make "cashless" the norm.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

No I think that photograph was taken in North Dakota which is well known for it mountains. The Turtle Mountains in particular.


22 posted on 05/30/2018 6:54:18 PM PDT by Maine Mariner
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To: ConjunctionJunction
I remember Iowa being a lot more flat

That's just at night when the earth is titled over all the way on its axel.

23 posted on 05/30/2018 7:05:57 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: yesthatjallen

The League Of United Latin American Citizens should pick a Latin American country to go to since they are not interested in being US citizens.


24 posted on 05/30/2018 7:07:46 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: centurion316

He may indeed have a student I.D. but is he from Iowa, out of state or from another country ?
If he’s not registered to vote at Ames, he shouldn’t be allowed to vote.


25 posted on 05/30/2018 7:11:42 PM PDT by Eric in the Ozarks (Baseball players, gangsters and musicians are remembered. But journalists are forgotten.)
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To: yesthatjallen

Taylor is not a fulltime resident of the state.

He is a world class ice skater, from Wisconsin

Heck, you can even hire him for skating lessons. Just call (608) 213-3674 for lessons at Ames, Iowa skating rink.

He is a USFS Gold Medalist and you could learn a lot.

However, one wonders why he doesn’t have a local number like just about everyone else he works with? http://amesfsc.org/coaches/

Does he have to show I.D. for his pit of state status at college and for student loans?

Why would he be against showing I.D. to vote in Iowa, unless he is going to or has voted more than once in more than one jurisdiction?

Further, little activist that he is, why is he complaint about students not being able to afford almost $8,000 A year to attend his prestigious skewel?

Doesn’t seem like “alot” for parents to work an extra job, as well, Johnny Student.

I know I worked when I was in college.


26 posted on 05/30/2018 7:11:59 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: VRW Conspirator

Even funnier considering how white Taylor is ..


27 posted on 05/30/2018 7:12:50 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: knarf

Yep. He is a student in Iowa’s, not a permanent rodent...


28 posted on 05/30/2018 7:13:40 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

No doubt, but if he registered to vote, then he can vote with his student ID. Students can register to vote where they attend school, that’s been true for many years. As for foreign students, they can’t be asked to produce proof of citizenship, they just have to certify that they are eligible. I doubt that this guy would bring a suit unless he was a. a citizen and b. registered to vote. Those points will must be proved in court.


29 posted on 05/30/2018 7:27:40 PM PDT by centurion316 (Back from exile from 4/2016 until 4/2018.)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin
Her doesn't look too Latin either.

Taylor Blair? Maybe he has some Hogg in him?

-PJ

30 posted on 05/30/2018 7:31:57 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too (The 1st Amendment gives the People the right to a free press, not CNN the right to the 1st question.)
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To: I am Richard Brandon

Wanna know why cops play 20 questions with you?

Because you says things that do not have parity to reality and didn’t need to be said or fail Occams Razor of Easiest way to get from A to B.

For instance:
From the State of Iowa regarding voting.

What is a valid form of ID to show at the polls?
Iowa Driver’s License “Does Taylor Blair possess a Drivers License issued by the state of Iowa? Why or why not?

Iowa Non-Operator’s ID “Got No idea what that is but, if it is merely a state I.D., why doesn’t he have that?

U.S. Passport “Uh, yeah dude. You are a world class skater and don’t have a passport, showing you live, as a resident of Iowa?”

Military ID. “Don’t think he served but, let’s ask”

Veteran’s I.D. “See above”
Voter ID Card “Really? If you have any of the above, why would you need this?”

Lawsuit will be dismissed with prejudice and he will be investigated for voter fraud...


31 posted on 05/30/2018 7:39:08 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Whah!?

Well, where would that be? Wisconsin?


32 posted on 05/30/2018 7:40:47 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: centurion316

I suspect he is still a resident of Wisconsin and therefore has no standing...


33 posted on 05/30/2018 7:42:18 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: yesthatjallen
There is nothing wrong with asking for ID to vote. It only affects negatively those who want to vote illegally.

I am asked for ID when going to see my doctor, buying a bottle of beer, etc. But one cannot be asked for ID when voting?

34 posted on 05/30/2018 7:49:26 PM PDT by apocalypto
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To: apocalypto

I have always supported the necessary requirements for the voting franchise at the time of our nation’s Founding: Proof of success. There were miminum wealth requirements to vote—land, net worth, gold, etc.


35 posted on 05/30/2018 8:13:42 PM PDT by huckfillary
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To: Vendome

He can register to vote in Iowa and probably did. The notion that “he is still a resident of Wisconsin” is old sixties era thought. Students demanded their right to register in college towns decades ago.


36 posted on 05/30/2018 8:26:09 PM PDT by centurion316 (Back from exile from 4/2016 until 4/2018.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks

You are correct....a student ID typically means nothing other than helping the paperwork shufflers of the university accomplish paperwork more easily. Bars might accept it for drinking purposes, but beyond that....it’s worthless.


37 posted on 05/30/2018 8:36:28 PM PDT by pepsionice
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Boy these arguments are getting TIRED against voter ID
WHAT THE HELL DONT UOU NEED AN ID FOR ?


38 posted on 05/30/2018 9:50:26 PM PDT by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the Trump winning express !)
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To: yesthatjallen

I was looking for a funny ID card photo. I admit this photo is not funny. But I still like it.

39 posted on 05/30/2018 11:34:59 PM PDT by Daaave ("You Nexus huh? I design your eyes.")
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To: FlingWingFlyer

I thought Iowa was still using the antiquated caucas form of voting, where people stand in different corners of a room to indicate who they favor and then heads are counted to determine the winner.

Easy for voter fraud, if no photo ID to prove the individuals live in the precinct. Bused in caucas folks can participate in many different places. Stupid college kids can also do so, and still vote in their home States.


40 posted on 05/31/2018 2:12:03 AM PDT by octex
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