My WWII veteran father couldn’t vote in the last election of his life because of the voter ID law

Re: “I’m voting ‘no’ on hassling older voters,” by Dave Lieber, June 1 Watchdog column.

I helped my mother get a Texas ID. Her expired Texas driver’s license no longer counted as proof of identity. The Department of Public Safety wanted her original birth certificate; if we couldn’t find it, they said to contact the state to get a certified copy. The state … [visit site to read more]