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The House approves a voter ID requirement. |
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Wrap:The Missouri House gave first round approval to a bill and a constitutional amendment that would require voters to have a government ID to vote.
St. Louis City Democrat Karla May says this legislation is comparable to Jim Crow laws.
| Actuality: | MAY.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:07 |
| Description: You're supporting racist legislation with no factual evidence of a problem that needs to be solved. | |
Representatives who support the legislation say it will insure an honest election process.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight.
| Intro: |
The House approved voter ID legislation. |
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| RunTime: | 0:30 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: The Missouri House gave initial approval to a constitutional amendment and a bill requiring voter ID to be shown before voting.
St. Louis County Democrat Stacey Newman and other representatives do not support the legislation.
| Actuality: | NEWMANN.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:11 |
| Description: Requiring a photo ID to vote, knowing that everyone who doesn't have one, is just another tactic to keep voters from polls who probably aren't voting for you. | |
Supporters say it will prevent voter fraud.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight.
| Intro: |
The Missouri House approved a voter ID requirement. |
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| RunTime: | 0:27 |
| OutCue: | SOC |
Wrap: The House gave preliminary approval to a constitutional amendment and a bill that requires a person to show a government ID before voting.
Harrisonville Republican Rick Brattin says the legislation will help prevent fraud.
| Actuality: | BRAT.WAV |
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| Run Time: | 00:08 |
| Description: It's a protection from everybody,regardless of the color, creed, ethnicity, anything, regardless. Your vote is your vote. | |
Opponents say it could prevent some Missourians from voting.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Hannah Knight.