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Able to vote. 699,877, eh, maybe not. happy election eve. good luck voting. you might need it. joining us now is congressman mark visi of texas, one of several plaintiffs in a lawsuit contesting texas's voter i.d. law. he was a part of the legislature when that passed in 2011. thanks for being with us tonight. >> thank you, rachel. >> tomorrow's going to be the first statewide test of the i.d. law in texas on election day. we've already seen one of the implications of early voting. one in four voters in texas need to file an affidavit to get their vote counted. how are you feeling about electi...

File a legal affidavit in order to try to get their vote counted because of these new laws, one in four! in texas, even the state government admits that something like 700,000 people in the state are legal voters but do not have the i.d. that you need to be able to show to be able to vote in that state now. of those 700,000 people, we learned today the total number who have been issued free i.d.s by the state of texas so they can get their vote cast and counted. out of 700,000 people who need these i.d.s to be able to vote, do you know how many people have got their i.d.s from the state out of...

To try to get their vote counted because of these new laws, one in four! in texas, even the state government admits that something like 700,000 people in the state are legal voters but do not have the i.d. that you need to be able to show to be able to vote in that state now. of those 700,000 people, we learned today the total number who have been issued free i.d.s by the state of texas so they can get their vote cast and counted. out of 700,000 people who need these i.d.s to be able to vote, do you know how many people have got their i.d.s from the state out of 700,000? as of today, the numbe...