DMV to Offer Rides to Voters Who Don't Have ID
State Identification Card Day will be held Sept. 28.
South Carolina residents who don't have a state ID can get free transportation to and from the DMV on Sept. 28.
S.C. DMV officials and Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday "State Identification Card Day," an effort to get S.C. residents the identification they need to comply with the new voter ID law.
The General Assembly passed the measure that requires voters to show a state-issued ID in order to cast their ballots. The U.S. Justice Department is reviewing the law to determine whether it meets federal civil rights guidelines.
Citizens who need a ride to the DMV on Sept. 28 should call 1-855-STATE ID (1-855-782-8343) toll-free before Sept. 22 to request transportation.
DMV representatives will ask citizens for their name, address, contact information and preferred DMV office. Citizens will not receive an appointment at that time.
The DMV will call citizens by Sept. 26 to confirm the request for transportation and provide an appointment. Appointments will be scheduled for a two-hour window of time when a driver will arrive to pick up the citizen.
To obtain an identification card, citizens must have a birth certificate, Social Security card and proof of residency. If they have had a name change since birth, they must also have legal documentation (marriage license, divorce decree or adoption records) to support the name change. DMV encourages those that want to participate to call ahead of time to ensure they have all the appropriate documents.
“The most important thing citizens need to remember is that we cannot issue any type of credential without the proper documents to back it up. That’s the hurdle most people face when trying to get an identification card,” said DMV Executive Director Kevin Shwedo. “For many people, the real problem is getting a birth certificate.”
People who don't have birth certificates should start by contacting the Division of Vital Records at the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
DMV offices will not offer any road tests on Sept. 28. Other activities may also be unavailable based on service demands.
harry
4:39 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
who would have thought anywhere would allow someone to vote without a picture i.d. other than that is nuts and open to fraud.
jill
4:47 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
That's a lie, my husband and I went thru the DMV in Columbia, South Carolina and we had all the appropriate paperwork everytime and they kept changing the rules, which was very frustrating since it seems people from out of country (ie) illegal can get state id's yet native born americans who are born out of state , even with a proper paperwork can not get one without having a state representative step in and help. We tryed four times on our own, my husband is retired Army, and we still could not get a State ID due to circumstances that I had lost my State and Dependants ID.
mike
5:02 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
i agree its a lie as jill's husband we went thru hell trying to get her ID we went there 4 times yes 4 count it 1,2,3,4 TIMES before i had a state rep to step in and help and every time we had the correct paper work NOW you tell me just how will this work and be of help to our voter's?????? i belive it was becouse we/she was from out of state yet an illegal can get a ID no proplem at all please explane this to me Nikki Haley
Wade
11:58 pm on Wednesday, August 31, 2011
It's easy to make the connection here. The democrats know that they need every illegal alien vote they can get to have any chance at winning this time. They don't mind breaking the laws and cheating to get the votes. So make it easy for the criminal illegals and make it hard for American citizens. The game is rigged.
reg
3:20 pm on Thursday, September 1, 2011
say, Wade - name for us *one time in the history of this state* when any illegal alien voted. Tell us about *one time* when there's ever been even a citizen illegally voting. Just one case of any illegal voting that having a state/voter ID would have stopped. Go on .... we're waiting. and while you spend the rest of your life searching for it (because you'll never find any case like that), let me tell you about the lady I know who just moved back to her hometown of Summerville. Born here, raised here, schooled here, married here, had a license for 20 years here - she worked for a few years in NC, then just moved back. DMV won't give her a license, though, even though she had a SC license before, because they say her name is now different. That's right - they're blocking her from getting a license because she got married. She went their w/ birth certificate, marriage certificate, military ID, .... ain't working. And without the driver's license, she won't be able to vote, either.
Dr. John
8:58 pm on Thursday, September 1, 2011
Reg,
You asked for it and you got it. Here is an example of one voter fraud case in Dillon, SC where a simple ID check would have prevented the alleged fraud. I know it hurts a little to be proven wrong but think about why grocery stores, banks and state and federal offices all ask for an ID. It is a simple step to avoid fraud or theft. Voting is no different as this case below demonstrates.
http://electionlawcenter.com/2010/07/08/dillon-county-sc-voter-fraud-investigated-by-sled.aspx
reg
3:23 pm on Thursday, September 1, 2011
How about senior citizens? Once you turn 65, and as long you're not driving, you don't need a new ID. Courts have to accept it even if it is expired; banks have to accept, too. But now, those folks who work the polls on election days have to REFUSE IT, because it's expired.
reg
9:28 pm on Thursday, September 1, 2011
You just shot yourself in the foot with that one, Dr. John. (good thing you're a doctor!)
The case you cite involved absentee mail-in ballots. Presenting an ID at the polls wouldn't have prevent that. Not at all. And that incident makes your argument completely and 100% irrelevant. (I suggest that you read through your sources before posting; I thought you'd know to do that, you being a "doctor" and all that....)
In addition, and digging you an even deeper hole to fall in .... you provided a source that claims allegations in June of last year. So, were official charges filed? After all, SLED investigated it, as your source claims. The accuser named a specific person, after all. So when did the arrest occur? Wait a sec ... what's that? There was no arrest? No charges were filed? No claims were pursued? And because (drum roll) *SLED didn't find any incident?* That's right - even with a $10,000 reward being offered for evidence, nothing happened. Because the claims were false.
Now, Doc - let's get back to the subject. We live in a state that has no record of voter fraud that a voter ID could have prevented.
Dr. John
7:17 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
Reg,
South Carolinas (Dead) Chickens have come home to roost......
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/01/21/south-carolina-attorney-general-informs-justice-department-dead-voters/
I know this must hurt, just understand that when someone like me is quided by the truth and experience there should be no doubting me.
Best Regards,
Dr. John
reg
7:38 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
wait a sec ...did you just quote Fox News? ... and use Fox News as a source to defend your argument? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
Fox News already won lawsuits that say it has no legal obligation to tell the truth, and that it can knowingly distort information with intent to mislead. http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/11-the-media-can-legally-lie/ At least other countries don't allow that garbage - Canada refused that network a license to practice there (and even though it's prime minister, known as the George W Bush "Mini Me", tried to pass a policy that would allow Canadian networks to do the same)
stanley seigler
8:07 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
@Dr. John: "South Carolinas (Dead) Chickens have come home to roost..."
COMMENT
as said in another PATCH thread re voter ID law...the voter ID law does not address incompetent election officials which was the fraud here...
election officials should be fired and perhaps imprisoned...why in hell werent the registration rolls purged of people who had died.
in the age of the computer/internet a match/search of deaths and voter registration is simple.
repeat post from another PATCH thread, "DeMint Wary to Enter Primary Circus'
stanley seigler
7:24 pm on Wednesday, January 18, 2012
@Katana: "This does not answer the basic question."
COMMENT
actually, the basic question is: Why would an American citizen be required to show a photo ID at the ballot box...
ANSWER: there is no reason except to kiss the koch bros "ring"... or some part of the anatomy...and reduce BO voter turn out...butbutt;
to answer your [Katana] 'basic question' (Why would a person not have a photo ID?) suggest you read: "The Real ID Act: REAL Tyranny Against Americans!"
http://nvcca.net/docs/misc/NVCCA_Real_ID_Book_V-3.pdf
to repeat a clip: "much of the opposition to the Real ID Act is coming from professed believers, and therefore it is meet that those in the American body politic be aware of both the rational principles held by these believers, and the level of passion they will encounter surrounding this subject."
also you may want to ask yo legislator why she/he opposed the 'Real ID Act'
Dr. John
8:16 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
I have never seen a dead person present a drivers license. Seems like that would be easy to spot.
Dr. John
8:18 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
Also understand that I was attacking Reg's claim that and I quote,
"Now, Doc - let's get back to the subject. We live in a state that has no record of voter fraud that a voter ID could have prevented"
Care to comment on that Reg......
reg
8:37 pm on Sunday, January 22, 2012
Yes, Ducktor John (you read that right - "Ducktor" - because anyone who claims to be one and somehow relies on Fox News *must* be a quack) - I *would* be glad to comment, once again, that the tabloid source you provided just shot your argument right in its foot.
Furthering the idiocy of the argument it (and you) attempt to make - the article actually says the AG is questioning 677 votes over a span of multiple elections, and from a pool of over 2.4 million voters. It also doesn't say how those particular votes were cast (remember, the GOP created a loophole in its bill to allow mail-in ballots that require no ID at all, and made sure that was allowed because it knows most of those mail-in ballots go to its own candidates). It also doesn't explain how that total of 677 votes from multiple elections done by unspecified voting means could in any way justify taking away the voting rights of over 214,000 citizens. (and let's not forget that your source openly admitted in US Court that it regularly lies to the public, either!)
Again - we live in a state that has no record of voter fraud that a voter ID could have prevented.
Don't like the facts? Still want to try to introduce madeup stuff from false media that support your argument for fascist oppression? *Then get out our country.* My ancestors came here to the US of A to get away from fascists like you. And this time, we're not going anywhere. Move to North Korea, ducktor.