# North Dakota Voter ID Law Bars Native Americans from Polls

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-dakota-voter-id-law-bars-native-americans-from-polls/822839>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [October 12, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-dakota-voter-id-law-bars-native-americans-from-polls/822839 "2018-10-12T05:28:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 12, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-dakota-voter-id-law-bars-native-americans-from-polls/822839/33 "2018-10-12T17:17:14Z")

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> Quoth **CarnalK** :
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> I have a feeling that if the Dems took away every DMV office in the state, it would not turn into the electoral windfall you imagine.

Right, because Democratic voters (the ones in the cities) wouldn’t stand for something that corrupt, even if it did benefit them.

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> Quoth **Saint Cad** :
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> In fact, the ONLY time I can think of that Dems opposed voting rights was in 2000 when they tried to exclude absentee votes from military personnel in Florida.

You mean, when they argued that the same deadline for mailing absentee ballots applied equally to everyone?

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