Faith Leaders Stand Against Voter ID Amendment
Created: 02/07/2012 1:18 PM KSTP.com | Print | Email
By: Naomi Pescovitz
At several Republican locations for Minnesota caucuses Tuesday evening, photo ID scanners will help register people participating in the caucus.
Photo identification is not currently a requirement, but a proposed constitutional amendment would require voters to show ID. If approved by the legislature, it would appear on the November ballot.
Religious Leaders gathered at the Capitol Tuesday morning to speak out against the amendment. They delivered a letters to Representative Kurt Zellers' and Senator Scott Newman's offices. The faith group says the amendment would make it more difficult for the poor, students, senior citizens, non-English speaking and non-white voters to vote.
"There are prerequisites to getting a voter ID that some people can't meet, for instance, it requires a birth certificate in most instances and many people who are from the south, particularly the elderly, don't even have birth certificates," said Alfred Babington-Johnson, CEO of the Stairstep Foundation.
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