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Home Front: Politix
Chicago ID card would be valid voter identification
2018-02-28
[ChicagoTribune] Municipal ID cards that Mayor Rahm Emanuel is launching for undocumented immigrants and others will be a valid form of identification for people both registering to vote and voting in Chicago, according to a letter aldermen received Friday.

Clerk Anna Valencia, who’s heading up the CityKey program, cited state election rules to explain why the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners will accept the card.

"The Illinois Election Code requires the Board of Elections to accept current, valid photo identification cards and other local governmental documentation that includes an individual’s name and address, as proof of identity and residency," Valencia’s letter reads in part. "The CityKey fits both of these requirements."

The municipal ID is not yet available to the general public, but Valencia has said it will be in the spring. Most aldermen voted in favor of the program, which is viewed in City Hall circles as a way for Emanuel to boost his standing with Hispanic voters and immigrant rights supporters as he preps a 2019 re-election bid.
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Posted by:Anomalous Sources

#7  If it's Chicago and Rahm Emanuel is involved, it is a scheme to rig elections and steal votes.

I've always found that it works well to just assume the Donks are lying about everything and to oppose it.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-02-28 10:34  

#6  Well, fortunately the Founders were wise enough to go with a united STATES of America. Thus, you can have IL, CA, NY and still not win. Keep stuffing the ballot box in a couple of places has diminishing returns.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-02-28 09:22  

#5  Pretty obviously they should not be allowed to vote in Federal elections at all if they are such indiscriminate whores with their registration
Posted by: Frank G   2018-02-28 09:16  

#4  "State Board of Elections spokesman Matt Dietrich says the final call on what documents to accept rests with local officials."

And there you have it.
Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy   2018-02-28 08:43  

#3  Emanuel is nice vote for him twice!
Posted by: Thrise Shomble3667   2018-02-28 08:22  

#2  "Chicago ID card would be valid voter identification"

... but given past history, NOT proof of life.
Posted by: Mercutio   2018-02-28 06:03  

#1  Most aldermen voted in favor of the program, which is viewed in City Hall circles as a way for Emanuel to boost his standing with Hispanic voters and immigrant rights supporters as he preps a 2019 re-election bid.

And just about everybody else, as all of the sane and responsible flee the city.
Posted by: Fairbanks   2018-02-28 01:56  

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