Longstanding Court Precedent Clearly Supports Putting Voter ID on the Ballot

Center for the American Experiment ^ | 6-18-12 | Peter J. Nelson

[TurboZamboni]

In their petition challenging the Voter ID ballot question, the petitioners make three main arguments, which are all easily overcome.

First, they argue that “[t]he ballot question is unconstitutionally misleading because it states the amendment would require photo identification from ‘all voters,’ when the amendment actually states photo identification is required from those who vote ‘in person.’”[11] There is nothing misleading about “all voters.” Based on the text of the amendment, “all voters voting in person” will need to present photographic identification and those not voting in person will, at the very least, “be subject to a substantially equivalent identity” verification process.[12] Thus, “all voters” will be subject to photographic identification or something substantially equivalent. Photographic identification is the benchmark for equivalency, which makes it perfectly fair to say that “all voters” will be subject to photographic identification. Could the ballot question be more precise? Sure. But the wording does not confuse matters and, more importantly, there is clearly no intent to mislead.[13]

Second, they argue the ballot question is misleading because it omits certain substantive changes that the amendment would make to the constitution...

[TurboZamboni]

ACLU and League of Liberal Women Voters oppose voter ID in MN...

[ArmyTeach]

Lacking some form of voter ID, the whole electoral process is a joke.

[fella]

Only those who intend to engage in voter fraud are against voter I.D.. The most precious thing we citizens have is the vote and it should be guarded most vigilantly and voter fruad should be a high crime with severe penalties.

[sickoflibs]

Here in socialist Maryland they require an ID for almost anything you do, except vote.