More on the shenanigans in Alabama
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Alabama GOP chair refused to show license to vote. That became a problem for poll workers.
Voter ID law disenfranchised GOP chair's own family.
https://www.al.com/news/2022/09/alabama ... rkers.html
Wahl's brother testified in 2015 that their family believes photo ID is the mark of the beast foretold in Revelation. Alabama does not have a religious exemption to its voter ID law.
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Alabama GOP chair’s family believed voter ID was mark of the beast, brother said in deposition
Brother testified for NAACP-backed court challenge after family denied vote
https://www.al.com/news/2022/09/alabama ... ily-said-v
At one point a bill to add a religious exemption was introduced, but the bill died after the sponsor said it wouldn't apply to Muslims.
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AL lawmaker proposes voter photo ID law amendment for religious objections
The Alabama legislature is considering amending its photo voter ID law. It would allow people not to show a photo ID if they have a religious objection to being photographed.
https://www.waff.com/story/34701545/al- ... bjections/
Wahl has blamed one poll worker in particular, a retired engineer named Clyde Martin. However, his brother's testimony shows the family's troubles at the polls go back years, before Martin was ever a poll worker.
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At least twice, Wahl has voted using an unusual ID that could be mistaken for a state employee ID. (It's not.) The badge identifies him as a media representative for Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler.
At least twice, Wahl has voted using an unusual ID that could be mistaken for a state employee ID. (It's not.) The badge identifies him as a media representative for Alabama State Auditor Jim Zeigler.
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State employee IDs are issued by the Finance Department. Finance Department officials have said they never gave Wahl such an ID and state IDs look different than what Wahl presented at the polls.
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After first saying he didn't make the ID, Wahl now says he made the ID on a third-party printer with Zeigler's permission so he could set up email blasts for the State Auditor's office.
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Wahl said he used the ID the first time because he had left his wallet behind. The second time, he said, he wanted to make a point.
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“It does not meet the standard of any voter ID requirements listed under 17-9-30,” Alabama Secretary of State John Merrill told me last week.
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At first, State Auditor Jim Zeigler said he authorized an ID so Wahl could participate in an investigation by his office. More recently, his story has changed to match Wahl's.
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In a written statement, Zeigler said he gave his blessing to Wahl having an ID to set up email services with third-party vendors. That's the last he heard of it, Zeigler wrote.
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I attempted to reach Zeigler for follow-up questions, but he did not answer his cell phone or return a voicemail message left.
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I also asked Wahl what the barcode was for on his ID. State employee IDs do not use barcodes. Wahl said he didn't know what it was for, even though he made it.
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Wahl has blamed poll workers for picking on him, but their concerns about his ID now appear validated.
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