Republican photo ID bill may end up costing Talent

Ballot woes in Jasper County that appear to be driving away voters, many of whom would likely opt for incumbent U. S. Senator Jim Talent, appear to be the result of provisions of the photo voter ID bill proposed by Sen. Delbert Scott, R-Lowry City.
Though the photo voter identification portion of the bill was tossed out in court, the remainder of the bill remained standing, including provisions that reduced the number of ballots county election officials had to order.

Senate Bill 1014 says:

Currently, election authorities must provide polling places with 55 ballots for each 50 and fraction of 50 registered voters. Under the act, for elections in charter counties with a population between 250,000 and 350,000, the election authority may provide each polling place with 55 ballots for each 50 and a fraction of 50 voters registered in the district. In elections other than general elections in other counties, election authorities must provide polling places with at least one and one-third times the number of ballots that were cast at the polling place during an election held two years prior to the current election. For general elections in such counties, the authority must provide at least one and one-third times the number of ballots cast at the polling place during an election held four years prior to the current election.

The bill also eliminated the use of straight ticket voting.