With less that two weeks to go, Mr. President Barack Obama cast his vote in the upcoming presidential election on the south side of Chicago. Since Chicago is his legal residence he had to either vote absentee or take the trip. Obama took the trip but poll workers had the nerve to ID the 44th President. Asking for identification to vote has been instituted more and more in the U.S., some think to disenfranchise certain voters. Make sure you have ID and Rock the Vote! Click below to read more.
Barack Obama on Thursday became the first sitting president to cast an early ballot in person when he voted at a community center on Chicago’s south side.
The president arrived at the Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center, in the 4300 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Dr., at 4:10 p.m. and was greeted by a crowd of largely African American bystanders who were cheering and waving.
“This is so exciting. I get to vote early,” he said.
Despite being president, Obama was asked for his photo ID in order to receive a ballot. He gave an election worker his Illinois driver’s license.
