I received a few calls on Monday in response to my 2 posts debunking the New York Post on the issue of drivers’ licenses and voting.
I pointed out to the callers something that the Post reporter apparently does not understand.
A New York State drivers’ license is not now and has never been proof that you are eligible to register to vote!
For example legal immigrants who are not citizens are eligible to get a drivers license but can’t vote. Republican State Senator John Flanagan pointed out in another context on Monday hat there are 317,000 legal immigrants in New York state who in the last four years have gotten their licenses legally.
http://www.newsday.com/news/local/state/ny-stdrive235428375oct23,0,1936282.story