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Opinion: Photo ID requirements uselessly disenfranchise voters
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Voters come out to Gainesville Exploration Academy Friday, May 22, 2020, to cast their ballot for the June 9 primary. - photo by Scott Rogers
I was required to present a photo ID while voting early. However, no one asked me to remove my mask to prove I was the person indicated by that photo ID. Curious, I inquired and was told by a poll worker that none of them had been specifically trained to compare my face with the photo ID I presented to verify my identity.