More than 200 First Nations leaders and health-care workers met for three days in Prince George, B.C., to talk about dealing with the drug crisis in the north of the province.
Originally published on September 12, 2018 6:34 pm
Nearly three dozen states require voters to show identification at the polls. And almost half of those states want photo IDs. But there are millions of eligible voters who don t have them. A 2012 survey estimated that 7 percent of American adults lack a government-issued photo ID.
While some organizations have sued to overturn these laws, a nonprofit organization called Spread The Vote has taken a different tack: It helps people without IDs get them. And people over 50 years of age have presented some of their biggest challenges.
On a recent Tuesday morning in Austell, Ga., 53-year-old Pamela Moon tried to get a replacement for an ID she had lost. She worked with a Spread The Vote volunteer at the Sweetwater Mission. The group sends volunteers to the mission every other Tuesday, so that people who come for food and clothes can get help obtaining a Georgia ID at the same time.