[EL] Rhode Island and voter ID

[Justin Levitt]

I don't know whether this answers the question about partisan 
affiliation or not, but one factor may be that the Rhode Island bill at 
least has a safeguard for those who do not have the right photo ID, a 
feature missing from many of the other recent bills.  Under the Rhode 
Island bill passed by the state Senate, if you don't have ID, you cast a 
provisional ballot _that will count_ if the signature on the ballot 
matches the signature on the voter's registration form.

Justin

On 6/8/2011 8:59 AM, Rick Hasen wrote:
> D'oh.  I meant supported almost exclusively by /Republicans/ and 
> opposed almost exclusively by /Democrats/.
>
>
> On 6/8/2011 8:57 AM, Rick Hasen wrote:
>> I noted on the blog a few weeks ago that the Rhode Island Senate 
>> approved a voter id bill.  According to this report 
>> <http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2011/05/12/ri_senate_to_take_up_voter_id_bill/>, 
>> it is going on to the House.  I have no idea if the governor would 
>> sign it.
>>
>> Everywhere else I'm aware of, these bills have been supported almost 
>> exclusively by Democrats and opposed almost exclusively by 
>> Republicans.  Yet the effort in Rhode Islandappears bipartisan 
>> <http://www.projo.com/news/content/RI_voter_ID_27_03-27-11_J6N78NR_v10.14192d3.html>.
>>
>> Can anyone shed any light on why Rhode Island is different?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> -- 
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