[SusDet Announce] Warning: Federal Passport Poll Tax Pending!

[Campbell Rebecca]

                                Alert: Passport and Poll Tax for voting        Dear Democracy Advocates, 
A bill before the US Congress could require North Carolinians to have passports in order to be able to vote. A North Carolina Driver's license would not be enough.
Hard to believe-- but it's TRUE!   On Wednesday, the House of Representatives will vote on H.R. 4844, which requires that all citizens voting in a federal election must show a government-issued, photo ID card that proves their citizenship. 
  This bill passed out of committee on a party line vote and is ready to go to the House floor for a vote on Wednesday. Please send a message to your US House member quickly and stop this bill.
  According to the State Department, only about 25 percent of citizens 18 and over have passports. It costs $97 to get a passport and takes six weeks, unless you pay even more for expedited service. This amounts to an immense poll tax.
  Some legislators claim that they're concerned about voter fraud. Yet, fraud based on voter identity or citizenship is very rare. Rules for Photo ID and proof of citizenship act as a real barrier to block eligible voters from voting -- especially elderly, minority, poor, and rural voters.
  This bill and others like it must be stopped. Please take action now!

 		
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