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Updated: September 29, 2023

This Month's Tusk:
The September Tusk

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State	Voters must:	Elections officials must:
California (Cal. Election Code §14216 )	State name and address. Sign name in poll book.	Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
District of Columbia (D.C. Code Ann. §1-1001.07)	Sign the poll book.	None.
Hawaii (Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 11-109)	Provide name, address and date of birth.	Check voter information against the poll book.
Illinois (Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 10, § 5/4-22, 5/5-29, 5/6-66, 5/17-9)	Sign an affidavit of eligibility. Provide name, and if requested, address.	Announce name, and if requested, address. Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
Maine (Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 21A, § 671)	State name and address.	Announce name.
Maryland (Md. Election Code Ann. §10-310)	State month and date of birth (and address under certain circumstances).	Check voter information against the registration list.
Massachusetts (Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., Title VIII, Chapter 54, §76)	Provide name, and if requested, address.	Announce name. Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
Minnesota (Minn. Stat. §204C.10 (a))	Sign an affidavit of eligibility. If requested, provide name, address and date of birth.	Optional: check voter information.
Nevada (Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.277)	Sign the poll book.	Compare the signature to signature on file, or on a form of identification.
New Jersey (N.J. Rev. Stat. §19:15-17(a))	Provide signature.	Compare the signature to signature on file.
New Mexico (N.M. Stat. Ann. §1-1-24, 1-12-7.1, 1-12-10, and 1-12-4.1)	State name and address. After providing identification (which can be a written or verbal confirmation of name, address and date of birth), sign the poll book. Note: the request for identification is suspended if lines are longer than 45 minutes.	Announce name. Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
New York (N.Y. Election Law §8-304)	Sign the poll book.	Compare the signature to signature on file. Compare the voter’s physical appearance with information on record.
Oregon* (Or. Rev. Stat. §254.470 (6))	Sign the envelope in which the ballot is returned.	Compare signature to signature on file.
Pennsylvania (Pa. Stat. Tit. 25 § 3050)	Sign an affidavit of eligibility. Provide address (except under certain circumstances).	Announce name. Compare signature against signature on file.
Vermont (Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit.17, §2563, 2571)	State name, and if requested, address. Alternatively, provide documentation.	Confirm the voter is on the registration list.
*Oregon conducts its elections almost exclusively by mail but offers voters the option of voting in person at county election offices. Ballots in Oregon, including ballots cast in person, must be accompanied by a return envelope signed by the voter.

Statutory Requirements for States With Non-Documentary ID Requirements

State

Voters must:

Elections officials must:

California
(Cal. Election Code §14216 )

State name and address.
Sign name in poll book.

Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

District of Columbia
(D.C. Code Ann. §1-1001.07)

Sign the poll book.

None.

Hawaii
(Hawaii Rev. Stat. § 11-109)

Provide name, address and date of birth.

Check voter information against the poll book.

Illinois
(Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 10, § 5/4-22, 5/5-29, 5/6-66, 5/17-9)

Sign an affidavit of eligibility.
Provide name, and if requested, address.

Announce name, and if requested, address.
Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

Maine
(Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Tit. 21A, § 671)

State name and address.

Announce name.

Maryland
(Md. Election Code Ann. §10-310)

State month and date of birth (and address under certain circumstances).

Check voter information against the registration list.

Massachusetts
(Mass. Gen. Laws Ann., Title VIII, Chapter 54, §76)

Provide name, and if requested, address.

Announce name.
Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

Minnesota
(Minn. Stat. §204C.10 (a))

Sign an affidavit of eligibility.
If requested, provide name, address and date of birth.

Optional: check voter information.

Nevada
(Nev. Rev. Stat. §293.277)

Sign the poll book.

Compare the signature to signature on file, or on a form of identification.

New Jersey
(N.J. Rev. Stat. §19:15-17(a))

Provide signature.

Compare the signature to signature on file.

New Mexico
(N.M. Stat. Ann. §1-1-24, 1-12-7.1, 1-12-10, and 1-12-4.1)

State name and address.
After providing identification (which can be a written or verbal confirmation of name, address and date of birth), sign the poll book.

Note: the request for identification is suspended if lines are longer than 45 minutes.

Announce name.
Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

New York
(N.Y. Election Law §8-304)

Sign the poll book.

Compare the signature to signature on file.
Compare the voter’s physical appearance with information on record.

Oregon*
(Or. Rev. Stat. §254.470 (6))

Sign the envelope in which the ballot is returned.

Compare signature to signature on file.

Pennsylvania
(Pa. Stat. Tit. 25 § 3050)

Sign an affidavit of eligibility.
Provide address (except under certain circumstances).

Announce name.
Compare signature against signature on file.

Vermont
(Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit.17, §2563, 2571)

State name, and if requested, address.
Alternatively, provide documentation.

Confirm the voter is on the registration list.

*Oregon conducts its elections almost exclusively by mail but offers voters the option of voting in person at county election offices. Ballots in Oregon, including ballots cast in person, must be accompanied by a return envelope signed by the voter.

The September Tusk is attached. In this month’s Tusk:

As the Election nears the Tusk has information you may find interesting. Along with our usual columns we include:

Four hundred members or supporters of the Republican Liberty Caucus of Brevard attended the group’s 16^th annual Constitution Day Dinner in Port Canaveral on September 14, at which Tom Homan, the former Acting Director of the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, spoke about the vast differences in ICE between the past Trump Administration and the current Biden one.
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The mainstream media will not admit it, but the nationally televised September 10 two-person presidential debate in Philadelphia actually pitted former President Donald Trump against the trio of Democrat Vice President Kamala Harris and the ABC News “neutral” moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis.

The biased media hailed Harris as the debate victor, based on her rehearsed cliches, but on issues that undecided voters care about – like immigration, the economy, and national security – Trump had valid points.
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In my column I explore Project 2025. Before the election season began, I had never heard of Project 2025. It seemed to me that the mere mention of it sent the left into convulsions. I decided to look at it for myself to see what the issues were that seemed to be anathema to the Democrats.
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JOE PAGS VIDEO. Radio show host Joe Pags has a brief video comparing the numbers on a variety of topics between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, over who would be a better leader for our country. To view the video, click on the above link.

Enjoy and pass it along.

Enjoy and pass it on.

Enjoy and spread the word!

UPCOMING BREVARD COUNTY EVENTS

--September 1: Republican Liberty Caucus of Brevard film showing of “Reagan” at Viera movie theater 7pm.

--September 4: Brevard Federated Republican Women meeting, Space Coast Convention Center, Cocoa, 11:30 am.

--September 5: Heritage Isle Republican Club meeting, Heritage Isle Clubhouse, 10 am.

--September 6: Federated Republican Women in Action meeting, Memaw’s BBQ, Palm Bay, 11 am.

--September 9: Space Coast Patriots meeting, Merritt Island Library, 6 pm.

--September 10: ABC News Trump – Harris debate, at 9 p.m.

--September 14: Republican Liberty Caucus of Brevard Constitution Day Dinner, Radisson at the Port dining room, 6 pm.

--September 16: Brevard Republican Executive Committee meeting, Space Coast Association of Realtors Bldg., Melbourne, 7 pm

--September 17: North Brevard Republican Club meeting, American Police Hall of Fame, Titusville, 6 pm.

--September 19: Republican Women’s Network of South Brevard meeting, Suntree Country Club, 11 am.

--September 23: Ronald Reagan Club meeting, Oceanside Community Church, Satellite Beach, 6 pm.

--September 26: Space Coast Young Republicans meeting, Whiskey Business, Melbourne, 6:30 pm.

--September 28: Space Coast Republican Club meeting, Red Lobster, Merritt Island, 11:30 am.