{"id":22953,"date":"2024-11-22T20:09:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-22T20:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/?p=22953"},"modified":"2025-02-20T16:35:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T16:35:40","slug":"prentisss-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.voteriders.org\/prentisss-story\/","title":{"rendered":"North Carolina Voter Almost Gives Up Trying to Get ID"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col relative items-end\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"pt-0\">\n<div class=\"gizmo-bot-avatar flex h-8 w-8 items-center justify-center overflow-hidden rounded-full\">\n<div class=\"relative p-1 rounded-sm flex items-center justify-center bg-token-main-surface-primary text-token-text-primary h-8 w-8\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words text-start [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"5d7b9f8f-e39b-46a7-a83b-3033846cbceb\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p><em>Prentiss Thomas lost his ID, jeopardizing his access to treatment and the chance to find work. 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