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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom-</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Your recent update included this
notice:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>2. Voter ID Bill -- HB496 passed the house on a
64-6 vote. The bill<BR>would require voters to show photo ID at the polls
before they vote. <BR>One of my concerns is that the Secretary of State
reports that there do<BR>not appear to be any major problems with voter fraud in
Idaho. In one<BR>sense this is a solution in search of a problem.<BR><FONT
size=2 face=Arial>---</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I have a question regarding that
proposal.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>How does that affect the 20 to 30 percent of Idaho
voters who use absentee ballots? Absentee ballots can now be handled
entirely through the mail. Will that change? Will that make it
impossible for some absentee voters to vote since they may not be able to go to
the courthouse to show photo ID.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Please let me know.</FONT></DIV>
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