Technology moving elections toward electronic ID

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Thousands of voters showed driver’s licenses to get ballots this year. In many cases, there was no requirement for them to do so. But the driver’s license could become the new norm for voter identification because of technological advances.

In about 20 states — including one-fifth of Missouri’s counties — local election officials used laptop computers or tablets to verify eligible voters.

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