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To: American Spirit who wrote (113491)	1/24/2008 1:30:08 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Voter cited by opponents of Indiana's ID law registered in two states By Cindy Bevington cindyb@kpcnews.net (Created: Friday, January 11, 2008 10:01 AM EST) WASHINGTON — As a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court begins today, the Indiana Voter ID law became a story with a twist: One of the individuals used by opponents to the law as an example of how the law hurts older Hoosiers is registered to vote in two states. Faye Buis-Ewing, 72, who has been telling the media she is a 50-year resident of Indiana, at one point in the past few years also claimed two states as her primary residence and received a homestead exemption on her property taxes in both states. Monday night from her Florida home, Ewing said she and her husband, Kenneth, “winter in Florida and summer in Indiana.” She admitted to registering to vote in both states, but stressed that she’s never voted in Florida. She also has a Florida driver’s license, but when she tried to use it as her photo ID in the Indiana elections in November 2006, poll workers wouldn’t accept it. Subsequently, Ewing became a sort-of poster child for the opposition when the Indiana League of Women Voters (ILWV) told media that the problems Ewing had voting that day show why the high court should strike down the law. But Indiana Republican Secretary of State Todd Rokita said Monday Ewing’s tale illustrates exactly why Indiana needs the law. “This shows that the Indiana ID law worked here, which also calls into question why the critics are so vehemently against this law, especially with persons like this, who may not have a legal right to vote in this election,” Rokita said. .................. kpcnews.com