Indiana BMV branches set special election hours for IDs

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Posted: 9:06 AM Nov 5, 2007
Last Updated: 6:58 PM Nov 5, 2007
Reporter: The Associated Press

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Indiana license branches will be open extra hours Monday and Tuesday so voters can obtain photo identification that is required before they can cast ballots.

Full service branches of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Those wishing to obtain ID cards will need to present a birth certificate or passport, plus a secondary document such as a pay check stub or a signed credit card, as well as proof of residency, such as a utility bill. The ID cards are issued free of charge for voting purposes.

License branch customers seeking state-issued photo ID cards or driver's licenses for voting purposes will receive priority over other customers both days.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Nov 5, 2007 at 04:41 PM
HM-m-m!? 8:30a.m.- 8pm today - Mon., 11/05/07 AND tomorrow: Tues., 11/06/07, 6a.m. to 7p.m.PM Election DAY!?!? I am NOT a 'Grinch', but WHY are we always bending-over-backward to 'help' those who 'default' on THEIR OWN 'DUTY'? We have KNOWN this day was coming - for YEARS! - have we Not? THE BIGGEST QUESTION: WHY 'til 7pm on Electin Day when the polls are only OPEN til 6pm? It would seem that a 'close time' of 5pm @ latest(!) would barely give one - or 2- or 3- the time in the Bureau to 'do their work' & get out & Get To the Polling-Place, let alone HAVE THE TIME to VOTE? I think this 'bull' is just giving one who might 'vote' a no-brainer, meaning they have had NO CHANCE to Take The Time to LEARN WHO THE BEST PERSON TO VOTE for IS!? What Say You? Is this LOGICAL Thinking on their part??? I have heard so many around me VOICE this 'dilemna', but have seen nothing written about it.

Posted by: Jimmy Jack Location: E-town on Nov 5, 2007 at 09:17 AM
Dont forget you 43 pieces if identification to get an ID. But if you cant get one here because your an illegal immigrant, just move to New York, I hear you'llbe able to get a drivers liscense there real soon.