RubberBuzz || Akron Unleashed: Voter Woes

2.01.2006

Voter Woes

You gotta bring more then a smile with you if you plan on voting in any election after May; be prepared with some ID.

The version of an election-reform bill that Gov. Bob Taft signed into law Tuesday requires voters to provide a driver's license, utility bill or other identification before casting a ballot. Current law, effective through the May primary, calls for a voter to say name and address and sign the poll book next to an image of his or her signature.

Taft's signature came hours after the GOP-dominated House and Senate passed the measure along party lines. Democrats argued that the ID requirement makes it hard for seniors, low-income people and disabled people to vote.

I guess the GOP's arguement is that this will curb voter fraud. If they really want to fix that problem, they should ban those extra-vote-giving Diebold voting machines.

The BJ :: Voter-ID bill signed into law

(joe :: Voter Woes)

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