Quote:As long as an ID is provided free of charge and acquiring one is easy, I have no problem with requiring proof of one's identity and place of residence. The problem is making them pay for it. That is, in effect,a poll tax. Poll taxes were declared to be unconstitutional in 1966.

 

Do I get to ask a question now?

 

I'll take the silence as a yes. I have more than one.

 

Why do "conservatives" insist on tightening up perceived loopholes in voter registration in the absence of evidence of voting fraud? What are they afraid of? Aren't they the first to holler when government dollars are spent unnecessarily?

 

Why is voter registration and voting so restricted in the first place? This article has some great ideas using existing technology and data.

 

A person has to pay for many things in order to function in life.  You have to pay for a driver's license, a fishing license, a hunting license, etc.  You must have some form of Government issued ID in order to board a plane, and I assume the same goes for boarding a train or a bus.

 

An ID is required to cash a check, open a bank account, get a job, etc.

 

It's not like anyone walking around that is of voting age can function without some sort of valid ID.  I just recently started a new job.  I have held a security clearance with our Government for well over 10 years.  In order to get the job, I had to do a urinalysis, and when I did so, I had to provide a valid photo ID.  Also, on my first day of employment, I had to provide either a valid State Issued ID (driver's license) AND a Social Security card OR a passport (I happen to have all of those).

 

I would tend to think that if somebody wanted a job they would posses some of that documentation.  I don't think that it's too much to ask that they present something like that to vote.

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