Missouri secretary of state candidates disagree on voter ID

[pstokely]

http://midwestdemocracy.com/articles/missouri-secretary-of-state-candidates-disagree-on-voter-id/

"Schoeller's proposed solution includes mandating that every voter provide government-issued photo identification before casting a ballot and requiring proof of U.S. citizenship before registering to vote. He has pushed both ideas in legislation this year, but neither became law.

Kander, a three-term state representative from Kansas City, said he has always supported "sensible photo ID laws." But he thinks what's been pushed by Republicans in Missouri has been "extreme and unfair."

"I don't support unnecessary roadblocks to voting," Kander said. "The proposals put forth in Missouri would disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters, including members of the military."

Kander said that with no evidence that voter fraud is a problem in Missouri -- a recent study found only 10 alleged cases of in-person voter impersonation in any election in the United States since 2000 -- photo ID laws are a solution in search of a problem.

In Missouri, voters currently are required to provide some form of ID before casting a ballot, but the list includes some without a photo, such as a utility bill, bank statement or paycheck.
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[hrmjustin]

1. Thank God Mo has a Dem GOV

[pstokely]

2. A semi-DINO Dem Gov though

nt

[loyalsister]

3. He's the best we can do at this point.

To his credit he did veto the Photo ID legislation. Dem or puke, the next sec. of state supports it. grrr.

[pstokely]

4. He's been less DINO-ish lately

nt

[SoCalDem]

5. Voting "procedures/requirements" should NEVER change BEFORE an election

(at least within 12 months of an election). If "changes" happen, they should be set to change during a 45 day range AFTER an election, and people already registered (and who have voted within 2 national cycles should be grandfathered in to any change)

How states choose to run their city/county/state elections is their own business, but when it is an election that sends people to DC, it's a NATIONAL issue