After the Supreme Court Ruling on the Voting RIghts Act, the GOP dominated Texas Legislature passed new voter identification requirements, quickly signed into law by GOP governor Rick Perry. One of these new rules particularly affects women, as it requires the name on your voter registration and the name on the identification card you bring to the poll (typically one’s drivers license) be identical. Turns out that recently married women may not have updated their photo ID and will be rejected at the polls.

Fortunately Dems are getting the word out, especially in the big cities, and are helping women and other voters to acquire the required original document (e.g. the original marriage license) that supports the person’s identity. So convoluted.

The potential silver lining here is that would be GOP voters in rural areas of the state could also be impacted and, not having the big city resources, be as likely subject to difficulty as Dem voters.