ID demand leads to fit, embarrased spouse

By DAVID MARTIN

My colleague Carolyn Szczepanski recently wrote about Phil Lindsey, an Independence man who takes bail money to the polls, figuring there’s going to be trouble. This morning, I felt his sense of aggravation.

After watching the Obamas vote on the Today show, I grabbed a recent electric bill and headed out the door with my wife. We walked to our polling site, a Presbyterian church in Raytown. We felt grateful for the beautiful weather and the zero-minute wait once we arrived at the church.

Forsaking the free coffee, I stepped toward a middle-aged election judge wearing a Kara Kopetsky button and a name tag that identified her as Beverly.

I gave Beverly my name and handed her the electric bill. Beverly then asked to see some ID.