PHOTO ID MAKING TO END IN MARCH

Friday, February 3, 2012
by Roger Epperson

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security has announced that 12,571 photo IDs had been issued for voting purposes from July 1 through January 30, 2012. Effective January 1, 2012, a new state law requires citizens to present a federal or state-issued photo ID to vote at the polls. This Saturday, February 4, the state will open 19 driver service centers for citizens who need a photo ID for voting purposes, and will be open for the final Saturday on March 3 for the purpose of issuing voter photo IDs only. The driver service centers that will be opened on the first Saturday of February and March in our region are in Sullivan, Carter, and Greene counties.