Texas voter ID trial: Teen testifies about law's effects

Lubbock Online ^ | 11 July 2012 | AP story

[justlurking]

just getting a driver’s license does not automatically put you on anyone’s insurance policy unless Texas has some law requiring it that I’m unaware of.

I don't know if it's due to Texas law or insurance company policy, but the insurance company presumes that if a family member with a driver's license is living full-time in the home, they have access to any vehicles in the household. It might be their specific insurance company with that policy.

I encountered this with our adult daughter, and it boosted our insurance significantly until she moved to her own place and got her own insurance policy.

[justlurking]

How did she get through TSA without a drivers license?

I think that's an interesting question. But, the TSA doesn't require an ID to fly:

We understand passengers occasionally arrive at the airport without an ID, due to lost items or inadvertently leaving them at home. Not having an ID, does not necessarily mean a passenger won’t be allowed to fly. If passengers are willing to provide additional information, we have other means of substantiating someone’s identity, like using publicly available databases.

I'm guessing that she was escorted to DC by the opponents of this law, and the DoJ gave her what she needed to get past the TSA checkpoint.

[dead]

Our entire election process must remain unregulated and unsecure, because mommy won’t help some adult dingbat chick in Texas get across town to fill out some paperwork.

[Arrowhead1952]

From the TX DMV site

Renewing an ID Card

The fee for a Texas ID card is $16 for those under 60; this card expires every six years. In most cases, you may renew your ID card online for an additional $1 service charge. Those 60 and over get a break―an ID card costs only $6 and never needs to be renewed.

[TexasRedeye]

It might be their specific insurance company with that policy.

Not in Texas. liability insurance is not required by law just because you have a license. Only if you are actually behind the wheel of a moving vehicle is insurance required. Added: I wonder if her father has insurance or even a valid DL. You have to, according to Texas law, have to prove you are a citizen or have legal U.S. residence, to get a Texas DL.

[longtermmemmory]

1 no DL?

2 she is 18 and an adult

3 she can still vote via provisional ballot

this is a complete scam and I hope the lawyer points it out. All they have is anecdotes.

A birth cert can be faked. Student ID? meaningless.

[justlurking]

Not in Texas. liability insurance is not required by law just because you have a license. Only if you are actually behind the wheel of a moving vehicle is insurance required.

Sorry, I should have added: I am in Texas. And, I've experienced this exact issue: family members with a driver's in the same household are presumed to have access to the vehicles.

I don't know if it was required by law, or was our insurance company's policy. But, since it was a temporary situation, I didn't pursue it.

[TexasRedeye]

I don't know if it was required by law, or was our insurance company's policy.

It was your insurance company's policy - not Texas law.

[freedommom]

Sorry, I should have added: I am in Texas. And, I’ve experienced this exact issue: family members with a driver’s in the same household are presumed to have access to the vehicles.

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I am in Texas also and the same thing happened to me.

I called other companies to try and get a policy without my 18 year old son but everyone I called gave me higher prices because of my 18 year old son.

[Political Junkie Too]

At 18, this girl is now an emancipated adult. Her parents are no longer liable for her actions like they were when she was a minor.

She needs to stop blaming her parents and start taking accountability for her own life.

-PJ

[Zhang Fei]

Any Texas Drivers License Office will issue a non-driver’s license that can serve as an ID card, provided the appropriate documentation is presented:
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/applyforID.htm

[Zhang Fei]

#1, just getting a driver’s license does not automatically put you on anyone’s insurance policy unless Texas has some law requiring it that I’m unaware of.

This is a non-issue, given that Drivers License offices will issue non-driver photo ID's (some places call them non-driver licenses) to individuals of any age, if documentation is provided.

[Theodore R.]

She’s still able to convince the liberal community of “hardship.” Nearly any thing is a “hardship” case to a liberal.

[BeckB]

We never should have amended the Constitution to allow 18 year olds to vote. The Founders knew what they were doing.