Latest version of proposed voter ID bill restricts forms of ID

June 07, 2011 7:57 PM
Barry Smith

RALEIGH — House Republicans have ... abandoned an earlier version that would have allowed citizens to show a voter registration card or other approved documents, such as a utility bill or a paycheck, in favor of a strict government issued photo identification card ...

Acceptable photo identification cards include a North Carolina driver’s license, a special DMV ID card, an identification card issued by a state or federal agency, a U.S. passport, a government employee ID card, a U.S. military card or a tribal identification card ...

Anyone not having an acceptable form of identification would be allowed to cast a provisional ballot, which would be counted if a voter shows up before the official canvass at the elections office and provides a photo ID or offers an affidavit saying that the voter has a religious objection to being photographed.

The House Appropriations Committee approved the bill by a 50-28 party line vote. It now goes to the House floor ...

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