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Electile Dysfunction - Voter IDs and Election Fraud

Voter identification, a key aspect to insure protection against voter fraud.� Democrats argue requiring voters to provide identification disenfranchises voters.� Republicans argue not requiring voter identification creates an overwhelming opportunity for individuals to commit voter fraud.

It may surprise you to find out that only 8 states require voters to provide identification at the polls before casting their ballot.� These states are:

Arkansas (Ark. Stat. Ann. �7-5-305) Connecticut (Conn. Gen. Stat. �9-261) Delaware (Del. Code Ann. tit. 15, �4937) Georgia (Ga. Code �21-2-417) Louisiana (La. Rev. Stat. Ann. �18:562) Michigan (Mich. Comp. Laws �168.523) South Carolina (S.C. Code Ann. �7-13-710) Virginia (Va. Code �24.2-643(B))

An additional 7 states require voter identification only in certain circumstances.� These states are:

Kansas - Voter ID Requirements for First Time Voters Kansas State law requires that all first-time voters in the county show identification at one of four points in the registration process including at the time of registration; after registration and before Election Day; on Election Day; or after Election Day and before the county canvass. Minnesota (Minn. Stat. �201.061) - only voters who register to vote on election day are required to show ID. Oklahoma (Okla. Stat. Tit. 26, �7-16) - a voter whose name does not appear on the precinct registry may only vote after showing a voter registration card. Tennessee (Tenn. Code Ann. �2-7-112(a)(2)) - voter ID is only required in precincts that use a computerized voter signature list. Texas (Elec. Code �63.008, 63.0101) - a voter whose name does not appear on the precinct registry may only vote after showing a voter registration card. West Virginia4 (W. Va. Code �3-2-10) - voters are only required to show ID if they are voting for the first time after registering by mail. Wisconsin (Wis. Stat. �6.55(2)(b)) - only voters who register to vote on election day are required to show ID.

In these 9 states election officials MAY ask to see voter identification:

Alaska (Alaska Stat. �15.15.225) � if the official does not know the voter. Florida (Fla. Stat. �101.22) � at election official�s discretion; only in cases where paper ballots are used. Hawaii (Hawaii Rev. Stat. �11-136) � at precinct official�s discretion. Iowa (Iowa Code �49-77) � required of any voter whose name does not appear on the election register as an active voter; election official may require ID of any voter unknown to the official. Kentucky (Ky. Rev. Stat. �117.227) � official may identify voter by personal acquaintance. Massachusetts (Mass. Gen. Laws. ch. 54, �76B) � election official may request ID. Missouri (Mo. Rev. Stat. �115-427) � two officials of the two major political parties may identify a voter by personal acquaintance. North Dakota - a poll challenger or election board member may require ID to verify voting eligibility. Utah (Utah Code �20A-3-104) � an election judge may ask for ID of a voter if the judge does not know the person or has reason to doubt the person�s identity, or may ask to have the voter identified by a known registered voter of the district.

Only 15 states require voters to display some form of voter identification and only 8 of those require identification at the polls when casting a ballot,�this leaves 42 states and the District of Columbia with the highest opportunity for fraudulent voting.� The single biggest opportunity to cast an illegal ballot is with an absentee ballot.� No one is present to check identification and a ballot may be picked up at various locations or requested by mail, again identification not required.� This leaves anyone to fill out the ballot and cast it as someone else.� The second biggest opportunity for voter fraud is to show up to the polls in states that do not require identification and vote as an individual registered at the precinct.�

In both circumstances, the perpetrator must have information as to whether the person is registered and where they would be required to vote and whether they do actually vote and are likely to show up to vote.� This information is easier to gather then you might realize.� In Kansas, and in most other states, the election offices provide an online voter lookup.� By supplying a persons full name and birth date you can retrieve their registered address, polling location, and whether they are an inactive or active voter.

Political operatives bent on winning elections by any means necessary can scour the obituaries and record the names and birth dates of eligible voters, use this information to obtain whether they are registered and if so, where they are required to vote.� Whether in person or by absentee ballot, a fraudulent vote could easily be cast by a "dead" voter.� "California has found 25 percent (ineligible registrations) three years ago and it's not improved at all. ... In Georgia, the Atlanta Journal Constitution found 15,000 dead people on Georgia's rolls. ... In Indiana, they found one in five registrations was bogus," sites Debra Phillips, executive director of the Voting Integrity Project.

But is requiring voter identification enough to stop the fraud?� It may surprise you to see just what forms of identification the few states that do or may check ID are willing to accept.� For instance, in Kansas one can provide a Utility Bill or Bank Statement, both of which illegal immigrants are legally able to receive, yet neither provide any proof you are a U.S. citizen as is required by law to vote.

Forms of ID Accepted at Polls � Forms of ID Acceptable at Polls Alaska voter registration card, driver�s license, birth certificate, passport, hunting or fishing license, or other ID as prescribed by regulation Arkansas driver�s license, photo ID card issued by a government agency, voter card, social security card, birth certificate, U.S. passport, employee ID card issued by a governmental agency containing a photograph, employee ID card, student ID, Arkansas hunting or fishing license, or U.S. military ID Connecticut social security card or other preprinted form of ID which shows name and either address, signature, or photograph Delaware "proof of identification" required, but not defined Georgia GA driver�s license, branch, department, agency or entity of the state of GA or any other state or U.S. identification, U.S. passport, employee ID with photo, student ID with photo, GA license to carry a pistol or revolver, pilot�s license, U.S. military ID, certified copy of birth certificate, social security card, certified naturalization documentation, certified copy of court records showing adoption, name or sex change Iowa ID upon which voter�s signature of mark appears Kansas Kansas driver's license or non-driver's identification card, bank statement, paycheck, government check, utility bill, other government documents such as Medicare or Medicaid documents, military identification, student identification or a passport Kentucky a document such as a motor vehicle operator's license, social security card, or credit card, or personal acquaintance with an official at the polling place Louisiana LA driver�s license, a LA special ID card, or other generally recognized picture ID Michigan Official state ID, such as an operator�s or chauffeur�s license, or other generally recognized picture ID Missouri Voter ID card or identification acceptable to the election authority (personal knowledge of the voter by two election judges, one from each major political party, shall be acceptable identification to the election authority) South Carolina valid SC driver's license or other form of identification containing a photograph issued by the Department of Public Safety, if he is not licensed to drive, or the written notification of registration if the notification has been signed by the elector; election official may require further identification and proof of right to vote as he considers necessary Tennessee valid voter's registration certificate, TN driver license, social security card, credit card bearing applicant's signature or other document bearing applicant's signature Texas voter registration certificate, driver�s license or personal ID issued by the Dept of Public Safety, or a similar document issued to the person by an agency of another state, regardless of whether license or card has expired, a form of ID containing person�s photo, birth certificate or other document confirming birth that is admissible in a court of law, U.S. citizenship papers, U.S. passport, pre-printed checks, official mail addressed to person by name from a government entity, two other forms of ID that establish a person�s identity, or any other form of ID prescribed by the secretary of state Virginia VA voter registration card, his social security card, his valid VA driver's license, or any other identification card issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth, one of its political subdivisions, or the United States; or any valid employee identification card containing a photograph of the voter and issued by an employer of the voter in the ordinary course of the employer's business. West Virginia valid ID (not further defined) and proof of age Wisconsin proof of residence that includes current and complete name and address, which include: WI driver�s license, WI ID card, any other official ID card or license issued by a WI governmental body or unit or by an employer(excluding a business card), credit card or plate, library card, check-cashing or courtesy card issued by a merchant, real estate tax bill or receipt, residential lease, university, college, or technical institute fee card, student ID, airplane pilot�s license, gas electric or telephone service statement

Without a doubt, voter fraud is the single biggest problem with the United States electoral system.� Political operatives of the Democratic Party continue year-after-year to allege voter disenfranchisement for the purpose of lessoning voter fraud checks.� With registration levels in swing states coming in at 90-98% you can and should expect a tremendous amount of fraudulent votes on Nov 2.� Polls show Republican President George W. Bush hase more than doubled his support among women, blacks, and Jews and that he has maintained his levels of support in men and other minorities.� These polling numbers just don't show it to be possible that in any legitimate vote John Kerry will be able to upset George W. Bush in the presidential election of 2004.�

I truly hope members of local law enforcement will go out of their way to restore integrity to our election system by prosecuting any individuals caught conducting election fraud to the full extent of the law, which in the past has not been the case, and that local politicians and law makers move to pass laws that require more reliable checks for verifying the identification and legitimacy of voters.� If these acts of fraud are allowed to continue unabated, as they have for the past 40+ years, legitimate voters will be so disenfranchised that our country will be left to be run by the corrupt and the deceitful who are willing to do and say anything to achieve and keep power.

* Information provided by NCSL and compiled from independent resources

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