GOP wants to tighten voting laws

Millwaukee Journal Sentinel ^ | 11/03/04 | STEVE SCHULTZE

[Final Authority]

There is a big problem in NH as well. Many people who reside in Massachusetts have vacation homes in NH. Since a national election is not really contested in MA like it is in NH they drive up Monday night to their seasonal homes and register to vote on the day of the election in their NH town. Although quite legal at the outset it would be illegal if they vote in their MA town in the next election. I believe that the town moderators and supervisors of the checklists in small NH towns, all these jobs are volunteer, do not follow up on the new registrants. It is a free-for-all and the only way to solve it is to verify domicile and have a registration deadline before an election and require ID. Sounds sensible to me, how 'bout you?

[SoFloFreeper]

I want the DOJ or some official body to begin to investigate the voting process in Philadelphia...the number of votes for Democrats in that city is astounding. Are they all for real, or are there phantoms out there pulling the lever for 'rats?

[The Hound Passer]

Step One: repeal Motor Voter

[AmishDude]

Death penalty for voter fraud bump!

[mombonn]

Duh, I meant plates every year. DL every 4. Thanks for waking me up!

[green iguana]

Yes, you are missing something, any illegal alien can apply for a driver lic. in any state and be instantly registered to vote.

I don't see how this changes things. If an illegal alien gets a driver's license, he can use that as ID to register to vote after illegally and incorrectly verifying that he is a citizen. What makes you think that someone intent on fraud would be deterred by having to take two steps to do it rather than one?

[agincourt1415]

How about it you don't pay Taxes you don't vote.

All Veterans vote TWICE!

[mafree]

They were willing to give the IDs out for free and some Dems slammed that, saying that not everyone would be able or willing to keep up with an ID card. Amazing how the Demoncraps in WI make their case on the assumption that people are too stupid, lazy or irresponsible to carry a lousy ID.

[exnavy]

Motor/voter is kinda like the shall issue concealled weapons law, the secretary of state offices cannot deny a voter registration application. No confirmation of citizenship, address confirmation etc. is required. VOTE FRAUD

[mafree]

I'm assuming here that motor/voter still requires the same form to be filled out (verifying US citizenship, non-felon etc.) in order to register.

Nothing about citizenship or felon status is asked on driver's license/state ID applications in WI. Not sure about other states.

[mollynme]

I think that voter fraud is a lot more widespread than anyone thinks. What is to stop a college student from sending an absentee ballot to his home state and registering to vote from his college address, too? My Mom worked at a polling place Tuesday which had a huge number of college students voting and wondered how many of them were actually out-of-staters double-dipping.

[Bossy Gillis]

They better do something about PA, I am not crazy about standing in line for 1 hour and 40 mins and seeing 110% voter turnout in that cesspool they call Phila.

[Dan from Michigan]

I think Michigan was stolen too. Especially after seeing the outstate returns.

[green iguana]

No confirmation of citizenship, address confirmation etc. is required.

Well if that's correct, then motor/voter should go. It makes no sense to require swearing that you're eligible to vote under normal registration and not doing so under motor/voter.

[JasonC]

We should push very hard while we control all national branches to tighten registration and ID verification for voting. The Dems can't be allowed to ratchet up fraud every time and keep moving the bar. With a full nationwide ID requirement and absentee voting reform, the Republican national margin would probably double.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Concur.

[exnavy]

It's a bad law, also, illegals should be banned from getting drivers lic. Than deported.

[TChris]

Am I missing something?

Yes. "Motor voter" automatically registers them to vote. There would be no other forms to fill out. That's precisely the problem. When you consider that liberals propose giving illegal aliens driver's licenses, then you begin to see the real problem.

I would have no problem with making voter registration available at the same time as getting your DL, but don't ever make it automatic. If you don't have enough concern to register to vote, you sure as hell don't have any business voting!

[woodb01]

bump for later...

[lone star annie]

This should be the first thing passed. We should standardize voting by requiring some form of ID to vote. I worked the polls in TEXAS. We don't require a photo ID but we require some form of ID. As long as they are on the rolls, we accept any form of ID such as credit cards, printed checks with their name on it or driver's license. I don't understand why this is such a big deal.