Indiana's voter's identification law goes to the United States Supreme Court.
"James Burgess, president of the Madison County NAACP, said the law was unfair to people who do not have a state-issued identification.
“Indiana is the second state here in this union that has a draconian type ID voter bill,” he said. “Georgia has one, you know, and theirs was struck down. It was ruled unconstitutional.”
Here's another story on the Indiana voter's election law.
I think a photo ID should be required, in order to maintain the integrity of the electoral process.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I think that the state should provide this card for free to anyone who doesn't have a license, in order to maintain the integrity of the electoral process.
Anything that is used to suppress voter's turnout sounds a lot like the southern comfort to me..that is to prevent certain folks from voting.
ReplyDeleteJust keeping it real
Do you think resident aliens (legal or otherwise) in this country should be allowed to vote in our elections? Do you think that I should be able to walk into a polling station, give the name of someone I know isn't voting that day (or just hasn't voted yet) and therefore be able to vote more than once? That is what I meant by ensuring the integrity of the elections.
ReplyDeleteIf you have a system that allows ineligable people to vote or allows a person to vote more than once, then you are actually cheating the legitmate voters.
That being said, I should note that not only do I think that convicted felons should have the right to vote, I also think that people who are currently in prison should be allowed to vote.
I know that a felony is treated differently per state law. I always thought that under Indiana law, you could have your voting rights re-instated three years after you've finished serving your time. However, I recently discovered that there is no waiting period.
So, my final question to you is this: If you agree that only American citizens should be able to vote in our elections, and you agree that each person should only be able to vote once, then what would you suggest to ensure the integrity of elections?
There are other ways to insure the integrity of the elections rather than screening each voter I.D.
ReplyDeleteI don't want folks knowing who I voted for or when I voted.