First-time voters must show ID at polls

By Derrick DePledge

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Oct 08, 2012

~~<p>First-time voters who did not provide identification when they registered to vote by mail will be required to produce identification when they show up at precincts to cast their ballots.</p>
<p>The state Office of Elections is enforcing the requirement at precincts for the first time this year as the state fine-tunes its compliance with the Help America Vote Act, a 2002 federal law approved in response to the disputed presidential election in 2000.</p>
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First-time voters who did not provide identification when they registered to vote by mail will be required to produce identification when they show up at precincts to cast their ballots.

The state Office of Elections is enforcing the requirement at precincts for the first time this year as the state fine-tunes its compliance with the Help America Vote Act, a 2002 federal law approved in response to the disputed presidential election in 2000. Login for more...