A Newsweek analysis reveals that only Rhode Island offers specific guidance for poll workers on how to handle voting by transgender Americans amidst stricter voter ID laws in several states, raising concerns about potential disenfranchisement.
Only one of the 35 states that will require ID to vote in November's presidential election has specific guidance for poll workers on how to apply the rules for transgender Americans, raising concerns they could be disenfranchised because of changes to their names or appearance.A Newsweek analysis of poll worker manuals and other instructions from states shows that only Rhode Island has specific guidance relating to trans voters.
'Rachel Soulek, director division of elections in South Dakota, where voters are told to bring photo identification to polling stations but can use other forms of voting verification or cast a provisional vote in other instance, said staff receive training to verify that the picture on ID matches the person and name on the voting registration list.
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