In Texas, the non-problems with Voter ID continue: “No one in Dallas County has been prevented from voting — or even forced to cast a provisional ballot — because [of] a name discrepancy” and “no voters had been deterred from casting a ballot.” In Tarrant County “We’ve really had no complaints, concerns or issues… We haven’t had anyone refuse to show an ID. And we haven’t had any provisional ballots.” Harris County says the new “voter ID law is not causing problems” despite record turnout. “We have had no complaints, no one turned away, no provisional ballots and no one has left (the polling place) to get their ID” in Coryell County. “So far, we have had no negative feedback” in Bell County. In Lampasas County “We have had no problems, none. Not even a provisional ballot.” Cameron County has been “incident-free through the first week of early voting.” “[N]o problems with anyone wanting to vote” in Washington County.
“El Paso County election officials say they’ve encountered no problems as voters begin to cast ballots while being required to show a valid ID.”
So why do Democrats like state Rep. Mary Gonzalez (D-El Paso) keep claiming that voter ID is a “war on women,” with “victims” like Judge Sandra Watts who according to headlines was “almost blocked” from voting but actually cast a regular ballot after showing an ID and initialing the poll book?
The Texas tall tales are a political ploy. “Democrats hope these stories will help build public opposition to voter ID measures.”
In fact, “Democrats — nationally and in Texas – have been trying to gain political traction by saying that Texas’ new voter identification law is hurting women… The Texas Democratic Party said in an email that ‘Texans throughout the state — particularly women voters — are running into challenges’ at the polls because of the voter ID law.”
But reality suggests otherwise:
“It’s not a big deal at all” in Travis County, where any issues have been “quickly and easily resolved.”
All the Democrats’ purported “challenges,” “problems,” “snags,” “hold ups,” “hoops,” and “burdens” for women voters amount to adding initials to an affidavit in the poll book and voting as usual. Not exactly “disenfranchisement.”