Ari.(zona) requires proof of citizenship to vote

NJ.com ^ | 1/26/05 | AP

[nuconvert]

Sure hope this catches on

[PhilipFreneau]

Let us not rest until Arizona's voter laws are the law of the land.

[Phoneman]

Good news is little to no political ads for 2008 elections.

Arizona is now unreachable for the dummies.

[the_Watchman]

Now we need to purge the voter rolls so that EVERYBODY needs to register.

[I wonder if dead people are still citizens?] Actually, while Governor Napolitano fights this measure, as a good Democrat, I don't have the sense that there is widespread organized fraud. My perception is from Phoenix. Tucson may be different.

[Wormwood]

Any takers on when a judge will overturn this?

[Wristpin]

This is more significant than everyone thinks. In 2003 the Dem Governor vetoed a law requiring Photo ID at the polling place claiming it placed an unfair burden on poor minorities.

Several other Dem Govenors were successful in eliminating the photo ID requirement in their states. Hopefully this citizen activism catches on like wildfire.

[Go Gordon]

They argued the changes will erect barriers that will hinder minorities' participation in elections and hamper grassroots voter registration drives.

Yes, it will hamper the registration of illegal voters.

[patriot_wes]

"Arizona requires proof of citizenship to vote"

THIS IS NOT PC! - congrats AZ.

[Sacajaweau]

Citizenship, age and residency are the requirements for voting. All three proofs should be produced when you register for the first time. A National card should be issued which is good for life. Local residency laws etc will take care of the rest.

Of course, it will create a new forgery market.

[television is just wrong]

the people who don't vote legally will just forge documents.

[The Wizard]

photo ID should be required in every state to vote, and one day it will be.

[Youngman442002]

We need a National ID card..with a picture..and a biometric..no more dead people voting

[solo gringo]

We need this nation wide.The way it has been is a joke to honest voters.

[television is just wrong]

dead people sure hold a strong responsibility in this countries future, (sarcasm)

[television is just wrong]

they will continue to forge documents. Need to solve that problem first.

[so_real]

We need a National ID card..with a picture..and a biometric..no more dead people voting

Funny! For a second I thought you were serious! National ID ... good one!

[Luke21]

Naw, ain't no fraud in Tucson. There really are that many commies down here.

[Publius6961]

A civil-rights group and Democratic legislators recently had urged the Department of Justice to reject the law. They argued the changes will erect barriers that will hinder minorities' participation in elections and hamper grassroots voter registration drives.

This came right out of Argumentation for Dummies.

The law also erect barriers to the careless and the indifferent, (and, minor point, the fraudulent) who "lose" their documentation. Tough noogies.

Imagine using that excuse to argue that I can't prove I paid 2001 Federal taxes because I "lost" my tax return.

[Publius6961]

This is more significant than everyone thinks. In 2003 the Dem Governor vetoed a law requiring Photo ID at the polling place claiming it placed an unfair burden on poor minorities.

How did they deal with the offer, freely made, by many of us to cover the cost of ten minorities voters one time?

Of course, they better convince me that they neither smoke, drink, have cable TV or use fast food, since then it no longer is a matter of "unfair burden" but more a matter of lifestyle "choice". I am Pro-Choice.