Posted on Sep 10, 2022
Photo ID clinic in north St. Louis to help people obtain identification to vote
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A St. Louis economic justice organization is hosting a photo identification clinic Saturday at the Hub in north St. Louis to help Missourians in low-income areas obtain a birth certificate or a photo identification card.
Volunteers with the Ashrei Foundation will discuss how to get proper state identification documentation from government agencies for housing applications, employment and particularly to vote in the upcoming election.
There are many barriers to accessing a photo ID card or a birth certificate because each document has its own process, which can be complicated and time consuming, said Sara Ruiz, the foundation’s executive director.
“For someone who is working multiple jobs, who can't take time off, who maybe doesn't have money to pay the bus to get to where they need to go, is going to make some really hard choices and sacrifices in order to get there so that they can exercise their constitutional right to vote,” Ruiz said.
Volunteers with the Ashrei Foundation will discuss how to get proper state identification documentation from government agencies for housing applications, employment and particularly to vote in the upcoming election.
There are many barriers to accessing a photo ID card or a birth certificate because each document has its own process, which can be complicated and time consuming, said Sara Ruiz, the foundation’s executive director.
“For someone who is working multiple jobs, who can't take time off, who maybe doesn't have money to pay the bus to get to where they need to go, is going to make some really hard choices and sacrifices in order to get there so that they can exercise their constitutional right to vote,” Ruiz said.
Photo ID clinic in north St. Louis to help people obtain identification to vote
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As long as they (the ID Clinic) are doing it correctly, i.e. ensuring citizenship, living in the district they are voting in, felon status, etc, and not sweeping individual issues under the table, I'm ok with this. Unlike Oregon, who a decade ago, was giving driver's licenses to Illegals and at the same time was signing them up on Oregon's Motor-Voter rolls which is why it took so long for Oregon DL's to be allowed as "Real ID's" by the Feds.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."They need to get help in the communities where they live, by community members they know and trust,” Lieberman said. “That's why these regional clinics are so needed and so important to being able to talk to voters and help make sure that they understand what the rules are and that they have the assistance that they need to get those IDs.”
The foundation also is working with St. Francis Xavier College Church on Sept. 12 to virtually train volunteers on ways to help residents retrieve documents needed to vote and teach people how to develop and launch their own community photo ID clinic.
“I think when you look at a Missouri legislature that has enacted laws, responding to problems that don't exist, in order to silence voices that they don't want to hear, then those are exactly the intersections of democracy and faith that in which we are called to stand,” Ruiz said.
The north St. Louis photo ID clinic is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 3000 E. Prairie Ave. Walk-ins are welcomed."
..."They need to get help in the communities where they live, by community members they know and trust,” Lieberman said. “That's why these regional clinics are so needed and so important to being able to talk to voters and help make sure that they understand what the rules are and that they have the assistance that they need to get those IDs.”
The foundation also is working with St. Francis Xavier College Church on Sept. 12 to virtually train volunteers on ways to help residents retrieve documents needed to vote and teach people how to develop and launch their own community photo ID clinic.
“I think when you look at a Missouri legislature that has enacted laws, responding to problems that don't exist, in order to silence voices that they don't want to hear, then those are exactly the intersections of democracy and faith that in which we are called to stand,” Ruiz said.
The north St. Louis photo ID clinic is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 3000 E. Prairie Ave. Walk-ins are welcomed."
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