Whoa! People all across the country couldn't get driver's licenses (voting IDs!) for a while Monday.

[LiberalHeart]

Maybe this is old news to you folks, but I haven't seen this story anywhere else:

http://www.wtol.com/global/story.asp?s=9285651

A fiber optics cable was cut somewhere in Texas and it affected the computer systems all across the country for a few hours.

[SoCalNative]

1. Most states don't require IDs be presented for voting EOM

[4lbs]

3. Here in Southern CA, you can present either your DL, CA state ID, the sample ballot they mail you,

or a utility bill with your name and address on it.

[SoCalNative]

6. I've been voting in California for almost 30 years

and have never been asked for an ID when I went to the polling place or sent in my absentee ballot.

[4lbs]

8. It might be certain areas. In the primaries I had to present ID. I showed both my DL and sample

ballot.

I always bring ID and my sample ballot anyway to the polling place. Been doing such since my first vote in 1988.

[LiberalHeart]

4. Really? Here it has to be a driver's license, state ID, or certain documents.

[John Q. Citizen]

5. Most do require photo ID for at least some voters.

http://www.pewcenteronthestates.org/uploadedFiles/VID%20map.pdf

[John Q. Citizen]

2. Wow, what a co-inkydink. And gas is cheap, too!

[Crazy4sea]

7. state recogonized photo id required in FL & if absentee ballot signature must match

what they have on file