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Two men dressed in all black stood in front of a Redwood City, Calif. polling place Tuesday and asked voters for their IDs, even though the state does not have an ID requirement, Redwood City-Woodside Patch reports:

“The two men, described as “thug-looking,” tall and Caucasian with shaved heads, were wearing all black with dark sunglasses and standing in front of the polling place at 134 Hemlock Avenue with their arms crossed.

They carried a binder which they claimed had names and addresses of eligible voters, [voting supervisor Marilyn] Tinderholt said. They were also asking voters to show their IDs, which is not a requirement to vote in the state of California, said volunteer Debra Prime.”

Read more here.

The Detroit News has the remarkable story of a man who stopped breathing at a polling place, and the registered nurse who revived him:

“He was dead,” Houston said. “He had no heartbeat and he wasn’t breathing. I started CPR, and after a few minutes, he revived and started breathing again. He knew his name and his wife’s name.”

What happened next astounded Houston and the victim’s wife.

“The first question he asked was ‘Did I vote?’”

Read the full story here.

—Luke Johnson