Detroit voting 'messy' due to ID requirement

DETROIT -- Officials from the Detroit Branch NAACP monitoring voting this morning say the process is "messy" because of the new photo identification requirement.

Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, general counsel to the Detroit NAACP, said there was one report of a voter being turned away in the city for not having an ID. He didn't have any more specifics and was investigating.

He also said there has been confusion in the Detroit City Clerk's Office over which affidavits to give to voters when they don't have a photo ID. He said that one of the NAACP monitors witnessed a voter instead being given an affidavit for a provisional ballot that is set aside for six days until a voter can prove his or her identity.