The Voter ID Issues

In an election year it is the mechanics of voting and who will get to vote in November that is getting full-time attention from state legislators, election lawyers, and judges.

Here’s the status of some recently enacted voter ID laws and states where such laws might be considered this year:

Alabama: Enacted but may be blocked
Kansas: Recently enacted
Minnesota: May be enacted this year
Mississippi: Enacted but may be blocked
Missouri: May be enacted this year
Pennsylvania: May be enacted this year
Rhode Island: Recently enacted
South Carolina: Enacted but blocked
Tennessee: Recently enacted
Texas: Enacted but likely to be blocked
Virginia: May be enacted this year

With all the effort and costs to pass this type of laws would have been better used to remove the following problems with the current state voting systems.

1. Remove a voter from voting rolls when a death certificate is issued.

2. Comply with HAVA and produce a nationwide voter database, so when you register in a state all your older registrations (for State and Federal elections) are removed. Maybe for Local Elecions, if you live for six months in two places, you could vote in their local elections.

3. Compare registered name and social security number match.

4. When a person is registered for jury duty but indicates they are not eligible due to not being a citizen, remove them from the voter rolls.

Let me know if you have other ideas.









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Michael H. Drucker
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