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Voter ID May Affect Trans Citizens

Started by Natasha, June 23, 2011, 05:16:44 PM

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Voter ID May Affect Trans Citizens

http://www.advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/06/23/Voter_ID_May_Affect_Trans_Citizens/
6/23/11
By Trudy Ring

As new requirements for voter identification are debated in state legislatures around the country, concerns are being raised that these requirements may discourage voting by certain groups of citizens — including transgender people.

Shula Asher Silberstein, a contributor to Gather.com, writes that a proposed Pennsylvania law requiring all voters to present a photo ID at their polling places could disenfranchise transgender people.
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