YES! The state has a history of discriminating against minorities.
10%
YES! And Congress should reinstate the Voting Rights Act!
90%
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I firmly believe the Voting Rights Act needs to be not only reinstated, but made nation-wide, at least for federal positions, House, Senate and Presidential candidates, so there might be more oversight on voter ID issues.
I live in California. We don't have to show any I. D. when we vote. Just confirm by saying that the address on their record is correct. It should be the same for every state.
I live in AR and we didn't have to show ID to vote, but now that we have a majority of Republicans in our State legislature for the first time in 138 years, they were very busy passing ALEC laws, one of which was the voter ID law. However, it's not as bad as many other states in that we can show even a utility bill, much like before or the same form of ID we show when we register. Personally I don't see the point unless they plan on making it more difficult later and especially before the 2014 elections. NC just passed the worst voter ID law of all and from what I read in the Washington Post this is one of the states on Holder's list. I have a friend who lives in NC and is very active in the Democratic party and is taking part in the moral Mondays. He keeps me up to date.
"just another" poll question, with your choice of: YES -i'am right vs YES -you're wrong. *here's a Thought: if you can't afford to buy an ID, to Vote....perhaps You don't have the knowledge of issues & candidates to VOTE !
There is so much wrong with our elections, and actual voting is just one item. We could fix everything with one big election law that covers qualifying for the ballots, debates, campaign finance, configuring districts, voting, honestly counting the ballots. It doesn't really take a genius to see what's needed. But to get something like that passed would take a miracle. Even if we gave Republicans a head start, they wouldn't pass it.
By the way, a huge thank-you to Thom for his exposee on You Tube about the 2012 election and Annonymous.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QITGHymqZvo
Hello, Stan. That's quite an assumption you have made. How unfortunate for you. Can I assume you don't live in NJ or LA and you still have possession of your (really old) Birth Certificate because you have not been wiped out by a hurricane? Nah...I shouldn't make assumptions, either...and I'm trying really hard not to!