The Help America Vote Act -- Helping to Suppress the Vote
Welcome to the Help America Vote Act, which has many provisions designed to avoid the 2000 election mess this time around. One provision, though, requires new voters who register by mail to produce a photo ID at the polls. As required, New Mexico legislators approved a law with the ID requirement for new, registered-by-mail voters. It's now up to the courts to decide what it means to register by mail. Democratic Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron says a new voter who signs up in person through a voter drive isn't a mail registration; Republicans want anyone who doesn't register at a county clerk's office to prove his or her identity. Sounds easy enough, right? After all, who in an America crazy for cars doesn't have a driver's license? Let's see... [
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