Protecting the integrity of the vote
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What party is that, Wrinkles?
evince
Truthmatters
Protect the integrity of one of the most precious rights guaranteed in our constitution, the right to vote
Voter photo identification is the central element of these reforms.
The need for photo ID has been questioned by those who say voter fraud is not a problem
Ensuring those casting ballots are who they say they are is fundamental to a fair election.
In fact, nearly every democracy in the developed world requires photo ID at the polls.
However, without the higher level of identification a photograph provides, is it possible to know? Even if the instances of misidentified people casting votes are low, that shouldn’t prevent us from putting this non-burdensome safeguard in place. Just because you haven’t been robbed doesn’t mean you shouldn’t lock your doors at night or when you’re away from home.
The law provides for a number of acceptable forms of photo identification.
They include a driver’s license, military ID and passport.
If a person doesn’t have a state-issued photo-ID, they can obtain one, at no cost to them, at a nearby Department of Motor Vehicle office. This photo-ID will produce benefits beyond the voting booth. It will also allow the recipient to engage in a number of mainstream activities that require a photo ID, such as, conducting financial transactions, traveling, applying for government benefits or buying Sudafed at the local drug store.
County boards of elections will conduct voter education campaigns to ensure as many people as possible are informed of the photo requirement in time for the 2016 elections, the year voter photo-ID will be implemented.
Even then, should a voter show up at the polls without photo identification, they can still cast a provisional vote that will be counted once they return with a picture ID.
Some have called photo ID requirements burdensome, yet they are similar to the recommendations made by a bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform co-chaired by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III. Quoting from their report (Building Confidence in the U.S. Elections), “The electoral system cannot inspire public confidence if no safeguards exist to deter or detect fraud or to confirm the identity of voters. Photo IDs currently are needed to board a plane, enter federal buildings, and cash a check. Voting is equally important.”
Voting is more important than cashing a check, it’s vital to our democratic process.
http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/12/3102124/gov-pat-mccrory-why-i-signed-the.html
who started this thread to carry the republican partys fucking water you asshole?
evince
Truthmatters
they have no idea how badly they fucked up this time.
The internets makes it impossible for the right to cheat like this and just get away with it like they used to.
Your fuckery will be discussed in detail and your partys name will be dirt.
enjoy what you did to the republican party
The internets makes it impossible for the right to cheat like this and just get away with it like they used to.
Your fuckery will be discussed in detail and your partys name will be dirt.
enjoy what you did to the republican party
Strict photo ID (voters must show photo ID at polling place or follow-up with election officials soon after the election if they fail to provide a photo ID when voting): Georgia, Indiana, Kansas and Tennessee. In addition, Mississippi, Texas and South Carolina have strict photo ID laws that must receive, but have not received, approval from the U.S. Justice Department; pending such approval, they all require non-photo ID, except for Mississippi which has no other voter ID law on the books. Pennsylvania & Wisconsin have had their photo ID laws restricted by the U.S. court system, and they were not in effect for the 2012 election cycle.
Photo ID or alternative (voters at polling place must either show photo ID or meet another state-specific requirements, such as answering personal questions correctly or being vouched for by another voter or poll worker(s) who have a voter ID): Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, South Dakota and New Hampshire.
Non-photo ID (state-specific list of acceptable forms of polling place ID, including a non-photo form): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Arizona, Ohio and Virginia also have strict, after election follow-up rules for voters that fail to provide the required voter ID when voting at a polling place. Alabama has a newer photo ID law that is scheduled to take effect in 2014, if it gets pre-approval from the U.S. Justice Department.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_ID_laws_in_the_United_States#State-by-state_requirements
Photo ID or alternative (voters at polling place must either show photo ID or meet another state-specific requirements, such as answering personal questions correctly or being vouched for by another voter or poll worker(s) who have a voter ID): Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, South Dakota and New Hampshire.
Non-photo ID (state-specific list of acceptable forms of polling place ID, including a non-photo form): Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Utah, Virginia and Washington. Arizona, Ohio and Virginia also have strict, after election follow-up rules for voters that fail to provide the required voter ID when voting at a polling place. Alabama has a newer photo ID law that is scheduled to take effect in 2014, if it gets pre-approval from the U.S. Justice Department.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_ID_laws_in_the_United_States#State-by-state_requirements
Mott the Hoople
Sweet Jane
You ever hear of Tamany Hall Desh? Richard Daley?
I wonder how they are going to prevent black people from getting ID cards.....or any citizen for that matter......
You must know a way, you're so freakin' worried...
And yet they lost the presidency for two cycles, and most of the congress for the last 7 years.....they must suck at cheating.......
Or you're just a liar not dealing in reality.
Yet all the 9/11 terrorists were in the country before Bush took office.....go figure.
Election Day is the day set by law for the general elections of public officials. Its the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Why are you so ignorant...???
Shes goggleing now and will deny it ever happened....maybe claim Daley was a Republican too....
Boris The Animal
It's Just Boris!
Desh has officially lost it folks.
cancel2 2022
Canceled
You make some astounding statements, how the hell can you know there would have been no 9/11, the planning for it happened even before Bush was elected. You also cannot say that there wouldn't have been an economic crash as all the portents were there in 2000.