JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Department of Revenue releases a revised estimate, finding fewer voters who may lack the proper ID to vote in November.
The secretary of state's office in August released an estimate that more than 240,000 voters could lack an acceptable identification card under a new law.
The office compared its voter registration lists with Revenue Department data of those with a driver's license or state id but acknowledged the list could have errors.
Today the Revenue Department says it ran the secretary of state's list against its files and determined more than 100,000 people can be removed. Revenue officials say some people died, moved out of state or changed their names.
The agency's new figure is less than 138,000 voters potentially lacking ID.
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I suppose making 138,000 jump through hooops to protect their right to vote is better then making 240,000 do it. Trish Vincent has not proven to be a very reliable source of information. Let's hope her number is right. Now she needs to get back to work providing ID's for all of these folks before November. Let's hope those born in other states can get cooperation on their requests for birth certificates. Some voters have been told it will take 90 days to get the birth cetificate they need. If a law like this was going to be implemented why didn't Missouri legislators do like all the other states that have implememted voter ID and begin implemention of the law in 2008. Oh yea--- they were trying to help Jim Talent.
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