DrewDad wrote:fishin wrote:DrewDad wrote:Certainly there is a risk of voting fraud, but I'd rather risk that than block eilgible voters from the polls. (I might add that party affiliation doesn't matter to me; I would much prefer 100% participation.)
I'd much prefer to find a way to eliminate both problems. Nobody else seems interested in that option...
Perhaps you could suggest a way?
The problem with most of the ID proposals is that they either require a fee or they make it where the person has to travel a considerable distance to get to the issuing authority.
There should be a free of charge ID available for starters.
The problem of people getting someplace to get the ID is a little harder to address. Personally, I'd make them available through all of the existing "normal" State level agencies (RMV/DMV, Social Services, etc...) and then at the Federal level I'd involve the Post Office and make it so that Postal Carriers could take sworn affidavits and bring the person back their ID in a few days. There isn't any reason a Postal worker can't check someone's proof just as well as the clerk down at the motor vehicle or city/town clerk's office. They could sign the form, seal it up and send it in it's way with the person.
And if they abuse it you make it a reason for automatic termination of their job.
The Postal Carriers hit pretty much every house/neighborhood. Most of them know all the homeless people that live in their neighborhoods too. No one would have to go very far out of their way to track down a mail carrier if that was their only option.
