by Ed Naile
Most say voting went smoothly
Around 7:20 in this video [since removed], the group ‘Democracy Now’ is reporting that people were turned away from the polls because of not having sufficient Voter ID in NH on September 11, 2012.
[Article and video have since been removed but here is an excerpt]
“Primary voters in New Hampshire were mistakenly barred from voting this week after election officials incorrectly told them they needed a photo identification. New Hampshire passed a voter ID law in June, but the law was due to be phased in in steps. Officials were supposed to ask voters for ID during this week’s primary, but IDs were not required to vote until next year. But on Tuesday, some voters without ID were turned away amidst widespread confusion, while signs posted outside polling stations incorrectly said an ID was required. In related news, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether to allow that state’s controversial voter ID law to go into effect. The law could have a major impact on the election in a key battleground state.”
New Hampshire Voters Mistakenly Barred from Polls Amid Confusion over New ID Law
We doubt very much this happened.. and if it did we should certainly hear about it.
Our impression was that things generally were smooth everywhere as described in this article.
Smooth sailing for voters at Hooksett polls
Note that the new law is extremely mild. No one will be turned away from voting, even if they don’t have an ID. For the first year they will be required to simply fill out an affidavit. After that, their photographs will be taken, printed, and attached to their affidavits.
As for the primary, there were at least three successful Republican write-ins, in districts where no Republican had filed to run. We will continue to collect Pledges from those who won their primaries.