Stamford Man Successfully Uses Grocery Store Bonus Card As Identification To Vote

Yesterday, a Stamford man decided to make a point about the lack of integrity in Connecticut's voting systems by using non-traditional identification when he went to the polling station—he used his ShopRight Price Plus Club bonus card when he was asked for his ID.

The polling station worker was at first unsure whether to use the ShopRight card as a legitimate form of identification, but the man made a stink about it, drawing attention from other voters and workers in the polling station. The worker consulted a senior staffer at the polling station who confirmed that the man could, in fact, use a grocery store points card for his ID, even though the card did not include a photo of the man, just his name.

This is not the first time the man has used alternative forms of identification for voting other than his driver's license. In a previous election, he used his debit card, which also does not include a photo that would confirm the man's identity.

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