# Fox: 102 year old woman had to wait in line 3 hours to vote, "What's the big deal?"

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**Created:** [February 15, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-102-year-old-woman-had-to-wait-in-line-3-hours-to-vote-whats-the-big-deal/650380 "2013-02-15T14:15:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 16, 2013, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-102-year-old-woman-had-to-wait-in-line-3-hours-to-vote-whats-the-big-deal/650380/251 "2013-02-16T23:49:32Z")

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> [@Bricker](#):
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> I have two proposals for voter ID. The first is, I believe, relatively inexpensive: require each voter to affix a inked fingerprint to the voter rolls next his his name, unless there is some compelling reason he cannot. .

You “believe” that this would be inexpensive. Based on a gut feeling? An estimate? A guess?

I say it would cost a ton of money. To pay for your proposal, should we raise taxes by 50%? That will kill the economy – if it turns out that’s what’s needed, should we do it?

Wait… is there an echo in here?

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