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Tom Cole: “Most people, every poll that you can look at, think you…”

Featuring: Tom Cole, Republican | U.S. House Oklahoma, 4th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 10:33

You can go down to the courthouse and get them. So the idea that this is somehow secret information, it's not. It's available to anybody. And second, though, there's nothing. Most people, every poll that you can look at, think you ought to show an ID to vote. And now some states issue driver's license to non citizens or to even to people that are here illegally. So saying to vote, you've got to show some proof of citizenship makes sense. (10:33–10:38)

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Asserts that polling shows most people support showing an ID to vote.

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