The Dallas County Elections Administrator wanted to clear up some confusion about Voter ID. You do not have to show a photo ID to vote if you have your registration card.
Dallas County Elections Administrator Toni Pippins-Poole said the May 12 city and school board elections did not exactly go by the rules in some precincts, and confusion continues at some of the 25 early voting locations for the May 29th Texas primary.
"We’re hearing that people are asking for a second form of ID. And that is a confusion. We want to clarify. We’ve clarified that with our workers and we want to clarify that with our voters," Pippins-Poole said.
Pippins-Poole said the Voter ID law requiring a photo ID in addition to a voter registration card passed the Texas Legislature, but not the U.S. Justice Department. It’s on hold and in the courts.
"We are instructing our workers to make sure that if they come in with their voter registration card that that second form of ID is not required," she said.
And she advised voters to call the Elections Department hotline from the polling place if there is a problem in early voting or on Election Day.
"We don’t want our voters to be intimidated. We don’t want our voters to be turned away at the polls. So, before you walk away, give us a call at the Elections Department. We want to stop the confusion," Pippins-Poole said.
The hotline number will be posted at all polling places along with a notice that photo ID is not required. The only time a photo ID, or other appropriate identification, is required to vote is when you do not have your voter registration card with you.
More information is available at dalcoelections.org or the Texas Secretary of State’s office.
