Letter: Vote no on the Photo ID Amendment
September 20, 2012 at 7:00 pm in Worthington Daily Globe
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Let’s get your facts straight — there have been 113 Voter Fraud convictions in the state of Minnesota stemming from the 2008 Elections alone. That does not include all the fraud that goes undetected which is evidenced by the mass amount of Address verification cards returned as undeliverable. These were sent out to check the validity of addresses entered on Same Day Election registrations.
When I went to the polls last time, the judge at the table turned the ledger around and asked me — which one I was. I could have pointed out anyone on that page, returned later and voted again under my name. No one would be wiser if the person I selected did not show up to vote. I could have chose my son, who was still on the books, but living in another county, knowing he would not be there to vote later in the day.
Let’s face the facts — the only reason VOTER ID law is being challenged is because cheaters don’t want to go through another hoop. There is no reason, in this day and age, that practically everyone has a photo ID that will be acceptable, and getting one isn’t that tough. The cost to do this is blown way out of proportion. VOTE YES!!!
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My mom is 95 and has a photo I.D. believe you me if you want one you can get one, provided you are entitled to have one. Not only that but it should state citizenship (voting) status on it! There will be provisions for special circumstances. I agree with Jeff Lee, I’ll be voting for it!!!
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As will I and allof my family. Time for deceased people and their pets to stop voting.
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Notice how silent the usual lib posters are on this subject.
Let’s hear from you thumb downers.
Hot debate. What do you think?
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Jeff, your numbers are close to correct. However, your comment should come with a caveat. Requiring an ID to vote would not impact the vast majority of those fraud cases. The solution may be that we require individuals with felonies to have a notation on their identification cards. However, considering that the top felonies tend to be drug crimes and DUIs. Given these crimes are often the result of disease (addiction) or poverty, further labeling these individuals for all to know probably isn’t a fiscally wise or just solution. I say we skip the IDs….they can be faked, misread, etc… There’s too much opportunity for human error in looking at and matching IDs. Certainly cheaters will have their way with it. Instead, implanted rfd’s or retinal scans are probably more secure. Better yet, let’s just post the grand wizard outside all poll stations. That should do the trick to keep the minorities away.
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2011/10/poligraph_voter.shtml
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ah…should proof read. It should read: “However, considering that the top felonies tend to be drug crimes and DUIs and given these crimes are often the result of disease (addiction) or poverty, further labeling these individuals for all to know probably isn’t a fiscally wise or just solution. “
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