Louisiana adopts stricter voter ID rules that suffrage advocates call unneeded
New Louisiana laws will establish stricter voter identification protocols and require election officials send every voter’s personal information to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Act 5 by Sen. Thomas Pressly, R-Shreveport, removes provisional ballots from voting locations, forcing anyone without a photo ID to go to their parish registrar of voters and provide additional identifying documents in order to cast a ballot.
Previously, voters who didn’t have or forgot to bring a photo ID could still show up to polls and cast a provisional ballot by signing an affidavit attesting to their identity. Election commissioners would forward the affidavits to the parish registrar who verified the affidavits by checking the voter’s signature and registration information.
Under the new law, voters will need to go to their parish registrar to vote on Election Day and must return within two days to verify their identity. This will require providing a Louisiana or U.S. military photo ID or some combination of official identifying documents such as a birth certificate and a bank statement.
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