Minnesota Independent » same-day voting http://minnesotaindependent.com News. Politics. Media. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 20:37:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 McCain-Palin email gets Minnesota’s same-day voting requirements wrong http://minnesotaindependent.com/16079/mccain-palin-email-gets-minnesotas-same-day-voting-requirements-wrong http://minnesotaindependent.com/16079/mccain-palin-email-gets-minnesotas-same-day-voting-requirements-wrong#comments Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:43:29 +0000 Chris Steller http://minnesotaindependent.com/?p=16079 An e-mail to Minnesotans from the McCain-Palin campaign gets the state’s same-day voting requirements wrong. The Minnesota Independent’s Andy Birkey spotted the errors: The e-mail erroneously states that anyone registering at the polling place needs both an ID and a current bill, and it omits the option of having another voter from the same precinct vouch for you. Here’s what that part of the e-mail looks like:

The truth is, if you have a registered voter from your precinct vouch for you, you don’t need ID. And if you bring a valid Minnesota driver’s license or learner’s permit, a valid Minnesota photo ID, or a tribal photo ID with signature, you don’t need to also bring a bill, as long as the address shown is correct.

This Obama for America flyer left at my door today has it right:


The Minnesota Secretary of State’s Web site spells it out in even greater detail.

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