[Durham INC] Early voting update

[Debra Hawkins]

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> Attempting to repost this earlier misdirected response... Please
forgive/disregard/delete any duplicate posting (or if not interested) -
thank you.

I would point out that if filling out that form about not having an
> appropriate form of ID leads one to be offered a provisional ballot, the
> truth is based on who makes the decisions within the elections staff
> structure, or oversight body or the courts, such votes can be refused or
> thrown out, and they certainly can and will be challenged by lawyers
> representing people or groups with an agenda and that could be successful.


> I think in any conversations people/ community leaders generally should
> still emphasize and encourage that trying to obtain a valid form of ID
> should still be a paramount goal wherever possible, with the other approach
> as a later resort - even if the ballot given after the form is not
> provisional, it's still possible to track and Trace those ballots if
> someone challenges them.


> It may be advisable to do this rather than to say the situation is not so
> bad which may induce some less than well advised complacency on the part of
> people who don't have their ID situation in compliance - but could have
> made it so with out too much extra effort. Anyways just food for
> thought....(and now I'm definitely going to ask the follow-up question as
> to whether filling out the forms for lack of ID channels the person to a
> provisional voting situation or not).


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