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Originally Posted by martinguerre
The tribal IDs are used for everything else, and recognize the *limited soveriengty* of the nations. But no, they do have standing to vote in elections at state and national elections...and they have a recognized legal right to have their identification done by their laws...because membership in the tribe often has other consequences as well. Hunting and fishing regulations are different, etc...
It was widely recognized in MN for what it was...a bald faced move to keep people from voting for partisan reasons.
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Two questions:
Are the IDs issued by the state?
Are other photo IDs not issued by the state eligible?
I don't agree with the policy; I'm just thinking of possible reasons for it.
Of course, it unfortunately is probably as simple as you put it.