I worked almost 20 years in the Waco area as a voting clerk and judge. Many of those years were at Baylor. We accepted the school ID. (See: "Voting rights not helped by exaggerations," Thursday)
The biggest problem was that the kids, when getting local driver's licenses, had applied for voter registration at the Department of Public Safety. The Texas DPS was not good at processing these, in our experience. And too many people do not bring their voter registration card to vote. I don't know what they think it is for!In the early years of working at the polls, I worked in Bellmead. We were told we could not vouch for people; they must have ID. On one occasion, we sent the mayor of Bellmead back to get an ID. He was not treated differently than any other voter.I consider myself to be independent but most often vote Republican. But I don't belittle friends who are Democrats, either, nor do I lump them into one basket.-- LaFon Commander, GranburyHave more to add? News tip? Tell us
