Focus (Forum & Focus)
May 8, 2008
Asking Voters to Provide ID Is Not An Impermissible Burden
Forum Column - By Richard Brent Reed - Given the state's enormous interest in maintaining voter confidence in the electoral process by reining in voter fraud, putting the voter to the trouble of procuring a photo ID is not an impermissible burden.
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On April 28, the U. S. Supreme Court decided that a state may require a voter to prove that he is who he says he is. The cases were Crawford v. Marion County Election Board and Indiana Democratic Party v. Rokit. Indiana law requires a voter to show photo identification before voting. To get a photo ID, the voter must present at least one primary document, such...
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