Comedy sketch idea: TV reporter doing an "on the scene report" during the election, camera tight on her face: "The Mayor's race here in Chicago has been unusually close this year, Mayor Daly is running about even with the Republican challenger. Voting at this precinct has been very light so far, but is expected to pick up if the Mayor doesn't pull ahead by a wide margin." The shot opens up to reveal the reporter is standing in front of the Cook County Morgue.
On a more serious note, being from Indiana, hooray for SCOTUS! Back when they first passed the law, Rep Julia Carson (she made every other Dem look conservative) made a big photo op for the Indy TV stations as she tried to use her non-photo ID to vote. She of course had a valid drivers license in her purse and could have used it, but made a show of how people were being refused. OTOH, she seemed to be about the only one as there were practically no problems other than her.
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