Every Vote Doesn't Count

August 19, 2008

Shirley Preiss has voted in 19 straight presidential elections. But she may not be able to vote in this year's election because of Arizona's voter ID law. Preiss was born in 1910 in Kentucky and never got a birth certificate. She hasn’t had a driver's license in ages and never had a passport. She tried to get her school records to prove her citizenship but found the school no longer exists. Officials suggested she get a delayed birth certificate but that requires witnesses, and everyone who can attest to her birth is dead.