Some Wisconsin voters having trouble getting required ID

pioneer press ^ | 12-11-11 | Andy Rathbun

[WOBBLY BOB]

Jennifer "Rita" Platt says she's determined to vote next year, but Wisconsin isn't making it easy for her.

She and the rest of Wisconsin's voters will need to comply with a new voter ID law when they go to the polls in February's primaries.

With few exceptions, those without the proper ID can't vote.

But Platt and her boyfriend don't have forms of identification accepted at the polls, so they recently drove about 45 minutes to a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Hudson to each get an ID.

They encountered two problems.

The DMV office's computer system was down, which meant they couldn't get an ID processed. And they were told they didn't have the proper identification to get a state ID card or a Wisconsin driver's license, Platt said.

"They said I didn't have a certified birth certificate or a current passport," said Platt, who said she had asked the DMV what was needed before heading to Hudson.

[WOBBLY BOB]

leave it to the Press to search high and low for the 1 person in millions who just couldn't manage to do what 99% of the poplulation finds simple to do.

[madprof98]

Another 42-year-old woman who depends on a “boyfriend” to get around.

[dirtboy]

Does anyone spot the yawning gap here?

But Platt and her boyfriend don't have forms of identification accepted at the polls, so they recently drove about 45 minutes to a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Hudson to each get an ID.

They encountered two problems.

The DMV office's computer system was down, which meant they couldn't get an ID processed. And they were told they didn't have the proper identification to get a state ID card or a Wisconsin driver's license, Platt said.

So they drove all that way without a valid driver's license? Seems to me like being unable to get ID to vote is the least of the issues here.

[yldstrk]

In our mobile society it’s a problem for everyone, Obama, Rahm Emmanuel, and this article just proves the necessity for proof of citizenship in a country and in a state as a prerequisite to voting, running for office, claiming benefits.

[DTogo]

But Platt and her boyfriend don't have forms of identification accepted at the polls,

So how did the author confirm that Platt and her boyfriend are who they say they are??

[Le Chien Rouge]

Jennifer “Rita” Platt probably has no problem getting:

1) Food Stamps
2) Section 8 housing
3) Free medical
4) Child tax credits
5) Weed
6) Lottery Tickets
7) Abortion on demand
8) Restraining order of ex boyfriends
9) free SEIU tee shirts
10) a government paid cell phone

[umgud]

But Platt and her boyfriend don't have forms of identification accepted at the polls, so they recently drove about 45 minutes to a Department of Motor Vehicles office in Hudson to each get an ID.

So they drove to the DMV without licenses?

[WOBBLY BOB]

driver John has a driver’s license drom Iowa.

[marstegreg]

So they drove 45 minutes to get an I.D. without any proof of residency or citizenship? These are obviously Dem voters. I can hear them now: “I voted 5 times in the last election and I didn’t need a stinkin’ I.D.!”

[WOBBLY BOB]

A bottle of beer, a pack of smokes, a plane trip to Chicago, or a can of spray paint- You need a state photo I.D. to buy any of these, yet the state of MN doesn’t even have this simple requirement in order to vote.

There are only two sides here: Those who want to stop fraud and those who will be irreparably harmed if the fraud is not allowed to continue.

[dirtboy]

driver John has a driver’s license drom Iowa.

And that is not sufficient to get a WI ID card? The article says 'they'.

It isn't hard to get a notarized copy of your birth certificate mailed to you.

[oh8eleven]

So they drove all that way without a valid driver's license?
Excellent catch.
Plus, if they called DMV and were told they needed birth certificate or passport as valid proof, why did they drive to DMV if they didn't have either one?

[exit82]

It’s funny—the subject of the article “Rita” Platt, provides some answers to the comments below the article on the website source.

[rwilson99]

ummmm.... How did they drive there?

[muawiyah]

So, he's probably an Iowa resident ~ with no right to vote in Wisconsin!

Looks like the new voter ID system is already working!

[MortMan]

I’m not clear how one functions in today’s society without valid state-issued ID. Setting up a bank account, renting an apartment, buying a house, cashing a check - all of these require ID.

Any ideas? Bueller?

[MestaMachine]

Here is the kicker:

“Platt has agreed to be a plaintiff in a yet-to-be filed lawsuit challenging the law. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will be the lead plaintiff in the suit, said attorney Richard Saks.”

[marstegreg]

If only they were as worried about the people making a true sacrifice for us in the military. Historically, military votes are regularly disqualified but these two are worthy of changing the law for? Something is seriously wrong here.

[Velvet_Jones]

She had brought ... a pay stub from the St. Croix Falls school district

How the hell did she cash a check without any ID?

She's either lying and a plant for the progressives, or she's a person with almost unlimited potential for loserdom.

[dirtboy]

This is what this nonsense is all about:

Severson said Platt and her boyfriend's case is the only complaint he has received of people having trouble getting an ID to vote.

"I don't see how it's going to disenfranchise anybody," Severson said of the law.

Platt has agreed to be a plaintiff in a yet-to-be filed lawsuit challenging the law. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will be the lead plaintiff in the suit, said attorney Richard Saks.

"We're arguing that the photo ID requirement is an unreasonable and onerous burden on the state constitutional right to vote for Wisconsin citizens," said Saks, who is representing the plaintiffs.

Looks like a deliberate effort to make the process seem more onerous than it really is.