Re: “Court reinstates voter ID law — Appeals panel says it’s too late to change rules for November election,” Wednesday news story.
It seems every article about our voter ID law contains the phrase “college student IDs aren’t acceptable, but concealed handgun licenses are,” implying some kind of conspiracy or ill intent.
I’ve had both forms of ID. The college ID was obtained by standing in line for a photo and telling them who I was and my Social Security number. Then, I went around the corner and they handed me the ID. There was no effort to verify my address (which wasn’t on the ID), my identity or anything else.
To obtain my concealed handgun license, I had to be fingerprinted, present passport photos and undergo a background check by the state. After that was completed, the license was sent by mail to the address on the license.
To imply that there is some kind of effort to suppress minority voters in allowing the CHL and not the college ID is disingenuous. One is issued and verified by the state and the other is not. It’s that simple.
You would think college-educated newspaper writers would know that.
Barbara King, East Dallas