JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (AP) – Come Monday, it would be all right.
At least that’s what a New York native turned Tennessean had planned.
He’s always been known as Doug Battle, but according to his birth certificate, his name is B Twin Male. He has a Social Security card in the name of Doug Battle. He files his taxes as Doug Battle. He’s also applied for public assistance and obtained a voter’s registration card, again as Doug Battle.
But one thing he had been unable to obtain is a photo ID.
It seems that in Tennessee, you need several documents to prove you are who you say you are in order to get a legal photo ID. Battle has two – the Social Security card and voter’s registration – but he can’t get a copy of his birth certificate. There’s also the issue of its not having Battle’s name on it.