a 'catch 22' or maybe a bureaucratic purgatory.
i began checking into how i can vote if the photo id amendment passes.
can someone show me how to get a state issued photo id under the
circumstances/limitations below....someone from the amendment's sponsors,
someone from Sec. ritchie's office
.... a kind legal adviser (yes, i know the cliche about free legal advice).
to obtain a minn photo i need a valid license or a birth certificate. unlike
my brother, i was born in minnesota so that is one less hurdlle. to get the
mn. birth certificate i need to pay a county fee (below co. has link to the
state statute provision)with possible additional research charges and
notarization costs.
i also need a secondary id for the state .... the only one i would qualify for
is a social security card (paper).
along with my birth certificate, i held on to ssn card for years until a home
accident destroyed it a couple of years ago. to replace it i need to submit an
state id to the feds...they won't accept either a birth certificate or a
medicare card (they do accept medicaid card or a private insurerance card).
none of my id's are valid with social security in spite of having been a
taxpayer for over 50 years.
http://hennepin.us/portal/site/HennepinUS/menuitem.b1ab75471750e40fa01dfb47ccf06498/?vgnextoid=8d7ef8d13b8ca210VgnVCM2000000a124689RCRD
http://www.dmv.org/mn-minnesota/id-cards.php
https://dps.mn.gov/divisions/dvs/forms-documents/Documents/IdentificationRequirements_English.pdf
http://ssa-custhelp.ssa.gov/app/answers/detail/a_id/2281/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xMzQ2Nzg2NzgzL3NpZC9ZMVNVbXE1bA%3D%3D
if you had a name change (divorce, marriage, remarriage), you need more docs
to prove who you are. seniors may not have saved those docs. others may have
lost then over the years.
guess i'm skunked.
heck of a situation for a republican raised- kid in the almost
good old days. someone who has paid taxes for +50 years and voted consistently
since age 21.
assuming i could gather all of the docs , is the state going to reimburse
me(and others) for costs above the id itself including the cost of verifying
documents and notarization, cabfares/payments to drivers and other expenses
required to obtain primary and secondary docs ?
i promise i wouldn't bill the court for the new hair style in the photo id.
past court rulings have mostly supported the id laws if the state picks up the
cost of th id, but other costs have not been addressed.
if the state is require to provide for these expenses in addition to the 'free
id', the costs could mount up.
the 24th amendment not only prohibits 'poll taxes' / fees (but that does bring
up a question of a tax masquerading as a fee) but prohibits impediments in
exercising the right to vote.
for example while project mobility is 'reasonable' (but still charges), trips
need to be booked (i think 3 days in advance)....and who know how long the
applicant will be waiting in the government lines. does the long lead time
constitute an impediment when obtaining documents to get the photo id.?
best wishes,
cheryl luger
nokomis east /minnehaha mpls
ps....minimizing people objection to photo id based on the 'you need an id to
cash a check' illogic,
....check cashing is NOT a right. if someone doesn't want to take my check
.... i shop elsewhere. in over 60 years, that's only happened twice. for
other circumstances, i have legal stuff in place...but that isnt a photo id.
i used to have an employee pix id which worked in the past. i have an expired
passport which still works (assuming others are polite and don't ask why my
hair is now white) ... an old student id. has also been accepted. none of
these would currenty be valid as secondary id's for state issued id. or a
primary id for the feds.
i was born with a visual disability and have never driven (for-profit driver
ed. instructor suggested that i didn't sign up for a second set of
lessons....both drivers and insurers out there should be thankful i don't
drive).
flying is not a right either...so i haven't any problem with requiring an id
for that purpose .... since i don't fly i don't need the id.
BUT I DO VOTE .... AS A RIGHT.
help with this 'small' problem, anyone ?