Posted by tecwrg on 9/1/2016 6:27:00 AM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 8/31/2016 11:40:00 PM (view original):
Posted by ncmusician_7 on 8/31/2016 11:15:00 PM (view original):
http://www.electionintegritywatch.com/documents/2011-Report-Voter-Fraud-Convictions.pdf
So 113...out of what? 4...5 million votes?
I'll accept a fraud rate of 0.002% in exchange for not disenfranchising millions of voters.
There's around 3.1 million registered voters in Minnesota.
So you're saying that voter ID laws would disenfranchise the entire state?
Quite the drama queen, you are. Good job.
Requiring confirmation of a voter’s identity will disenfranchise voters:
There is no evidence to support this claim. In fact, the opposite is true. Legitimate voters are being disenfranchised now by a failure to verify the integrity of the system. When improper ballots are commingled with legitimate ballots, there is no way to retract illegitimate ballots from the system. Defending a system that doesn’t take meaningful steps to prevent illegitimate ballots from being introduced into an election undermines the votes of legitimate voters. It has been estimated that there are only approximately 40,000 Minnesota citizens that currently don’t have a government-issued photo ID. Voter ID bills introduced in the past have included funding to provide free state-issued identification cards to these individuals. These ID cards would actually benefit low-income people by helping them better integrate into society. It’s difficult to function in society, let alone get ahead without proper identification. Indiana recently enacted a voter ID requirement and enjoyed record-breaking voter participation in the 2008 election.