SBD
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 Posted: Fri Jul 22, 2005 8:36 am Post subject: |
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Maybe this is why he keeps getting reelected!!
Link to story
| Quote: | Another bill debated today aimed at combating voter fraud would require voters to present a valid photo identification at the polling place. Rep. Michael Rush (D-West Roxbury) said putting names on voter lists without the person’s knowledge is a common thing in many cities, especially Boston, and undermines the integrity of the process.
“The joke has been around for a while that if you had a cemetery in your district it would help you tremendously in an election,” Rush said,
referring to Boston. “The integrity of the system must be protected at all
times. If I go into a liquor store I have to prove this is me.”
Natale agreed that showing identification should be a requirement. “I can’t believe anybody would be against taking their driver’s license out to show who you are,” he said.
Pamela Wilmot, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, opposes the additional requirement because she believes it will increase the time to cast a vote, result in many eligible voters being turned away from the polls, confuse and potentially anger the public, and not have the intended result of addressing voter fraud.
As of 2003, she said, 11 states required additional proof at the polls,
with many state rejecting the additional requirement when proposed. Under the Help America Vote Act, voters were required to show photo
identification when voting for the first time last year. |
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