Lost narrative. Reports of Voter ID in Texas are coming in, and the outcome is inconvenient for voter ID foes. Hispanic Business has more.
“Democrats — nationally and in Texas — have been trying to gain political traction by saying that Texas’ new voter identification law is hurting women, but election officials in Central Texas say the law isn’t proving to be much of a problem. . . . “It’s not a big deal at all,” said Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir. Any issues have been “quickly and easily resolved.”
Jason Barnett, the elections administrator in Williamson County, also said he hasn’t experienced any problems. He teaches his election workers to look at the “totality of circumstances” to determine voters’ identities when their names aren’t identical on official IDs and voter registration cards.
“It’s not a complicated process,” he said.”