Woman, 92, without photo ID gets state approval to vote
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A 92-year-old Central Texas woman has received a certificate authorizing her to vote after initially being denied because she lacks photo identification and a birth certificate.
Bellmead resident Ruby Barber has no voter ID, which runs afoul of the 2013 state law requiring voters to show one of six photo IDs to cast a ballot at the polls. Barber tried to obtain an election identification certificate from the Texas Department of Public Safety but was denied for lack of a birth certificate.
The Waco Tribune-Herald reports she finally received authorization Tuesday when the state verified her citizenship by finding her birthday amid U.S. census rolls from the 1940s.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Those 65 and older can vote by mail without a photo ID but Barber wants to vote in person in November.