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Title: Voter Identification Laws Create Unique Problems For Transgender Voters
Post by: SandraJane on November 02, 2012, 06:41:18 AM
Post by: SandraJane on November 02, 2012, 06:41:18 AM
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Voter Identification Laws Create Unique Problems For Transgender Voters
by Alex Berg Nov 2, 2012 4:45 AM EDT
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/02/voter-identification-laws-create-unique-problems-for-transgender-voters.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/02/voter-identification-laws-create-unique-problems-for-transgender-voters.html)
Thousands of transgender voters could encounter problems at the polls, reports Alex Berg.
After coming out as a transgender woman, Claire Swinford recalled her first time back at the polls as an "incredibly uncomfortable, very, very embarrassing" experience.When Swinford, 41, voted in Arizona's 2010 primary, she was stopped by a poll worker who refused to let her cast her ballot because of her identification documents. While she had an appropriate ID and her name was on the rolls, Swinford, who was early on in her transition from male to female, hadn't yet changed the gender marker and name on her driver's license to reflect her appearance, because of the cost, which she said was more than $200.
Voter Identification Laws Create Unique Problems For Transgender Voters
by Alex Berg Nov 2, 2012 4:45 AM EDT
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/02/voter-identification-laws-create-unique-problems-for-transgender-voters.html (http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/11/02/voter-identification-laws-create-unique-problems-for-transgender-voters.html)
Thousands of transgender voters could encounter problems at the polls, reports Alex Berg.
After coming out as a transgender woman, Claire Swinford recalled her first time back at the polls as an "incredibly uncomfortable, very, very embarrassing" experience.When Swinford, 41, voted in Arizona's 2010 primary, she was stopped by a poll worker who refused to let her cast her ballot because of her identification documents. While she had an appropriate ID and her name was on the rolls, Swinford, who was early on in her transition from male to female, hadn't yet changed the gender marker and name on her driver's license to reflect her appearance, because of the cost, which she said was more than $200.