The Record Says Nothing… (blog/commentary)

[Natasha]

The Record Says Nothing...

http://endablog.wordpress.com/2008/04/29/the-record-says-nothing/
4/29/2008

"The record says virtually nothing about the difficulties faced by
either indigent voters or voters with religiousobjections to being
photographed. While one elderly man stated that he did not have the
money to pay for a birthcertificate, when asked if he did not have the
money or did not wish to spend it, he replied, "both." App.
211–212.From this limited evidence we do not know the magnitudeof the
impact SEA 483 will have on indigent voters in Indiana. The record
does contain the affidavit of one homeless woman who has a copy of her
birth certificate, but was denied a photo identification card because
she did not have an address. Id., at 67. But that single affidavit
gives no indication of how common the problem is."